Rugby World Cup 2023

[AndyRM]

And on the subject of tackles, I'm surprised Taofifenua's wasn't a straight red at the time, no arms, smashed into the guy's face... the mitigation seems pretty flimsy to me. Refs really need to get consistent with this before it gets ridiculous.

 

[Chromatic]

And on the subject of tackles, I'm surprised Taofifenua's wasn't a straight red at the time, no arms, smashed into the guy's face... the mitigation seems pretty flimsy to me. Refs really need to get consistent with this before it gets ridiculous.

I can't believe it wasn't given a red card, the inconsistency has been ridiculous for a long time.

 

[Chromatic]

Great result for Fiji, a pity that final penalty didn't go over.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Great result for Fiji, a pity that final penalty didn't go over.

Yeah, good win over a sub-par Australia.
Hoping for a good result v Japan at the mo, decent side.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Bit sloppy by Eng and lucky Japan aren't punishing us for it.

 

[Chromatic]

Yes, England aren't playing very well and Japan aren't taking advantage.

 

[geocycle]

Feels like England need to lose the fear of losing. When down to 14 players they lose inhibitions.

 

[Chromatic]

England are lucky that Japan are just as bad as they are.

 

[Poacher]

Bizarre try. Joe Marler used his head!

 

[Beebo]

It was looking very poor at 13-12.
We rode our luck a bit to finish 34-12.

 

[Seevio]

Bizarre try. Joe Marler used his head!

I dont care enough to look up the rules but this surprised me. I hadn't considered heading the ball to be a thing in rugby. Does the knock on rules only apply to hands and arms like handball in proper football?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Another question. With this tournament being so geographically close to Britain and Ireland, do the five teams stay in France, or do they go home to their nations after each game to recuperate, train and prepare for the next game? I ask as if/when England make the quarter finals they'll have a fortnight to wait for that game. That's a long time to wait, maybe leading to home sickness and boredom. Or are they staying and moving around France from next fixture city to next fixture city, avoiding distractions at home and having a good 'jolly' ? 🤔

 

[Alex321]

I dont care enough to look up the rules but this surprised me. I hadn't considered heading the ball to be a thing in rugby. Does the knock on rules only apply to hands and arms like handball in proper football?

Yes. If it comes off head, torso or legs without touching the hands or arms, then it is not a knock-on.

 

[figbat]

And Marler claimed it was a deliberate play - Sir Clive also claimed they practiced it in training BITD.

 

[AndyRM]

Another question. With this tournament being so geographically close to Britain and Ireland, do the five teams stay in France, or do they go home to their nations after each game to recuperate, train and prepare for the next game? I ask as if/when England make the quarter finals they'll have a fortnight to wait for that game. That's a long time to wait, maybe leading to home sickness and boredom. Or are they staying and moving around France from next fixture city to next fixture city, avoiding distractions at home and having a good 'jolly' ? 🤔

They'll be staying in France. Although the organisation of the tournament is a bit bonkers with the amount of travel involved given how huge France is. The next tournament is in Australia, and then they're off to the US in 2031, which I really don't understand.