Connacht Rugby Thread - Part III - The Violence of the Lams

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:15pm

Cack. So close

Inspector Coptoor · 10-01-2016 4:16pm

Surely they have to give this one

LuckyGent88 · 10-01-2016 4:16pm

So close again

wp_rathead · 10-01-2016 4:16pm

TMO shut your mouth

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:16pm

Jaysus if this is given and masterson wasn't.

aimee1 · 10-01-2016 4:16pm

dropped it?

Inspector Coptoor · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

TMO asking horrible questions

Ref is happy

Give it

Diabhal Beag · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

He lost it imo.

LuckyGent88 · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

So close again

Tmo overruling the ref!!! Ref wants to give it so just give it.

Tmo have screwed Connacht twice now

vienne86 · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

Ah pheck it.

Zzippy · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

Welsh TMO says knock on again. Surprise surprise...

JPCN1 · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

Connacht playing some class rugby and Healy must be in contention for an Irish start.

Thats harsh. Thought there was some downward pressure.

vienne86 · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

Welsh TV guys are delighted.

Hagz · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

In fairness, TMO is right there. He's in a better position than the ref. Right call.

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:17pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Tmo overruling the ref!!! Ref wants to give it so just give it.

Tmo have screwed Connacht twice now

Really? Why, because you don't agree with the decisions?

Inspector Coptoor · 10-01-2016 4:18pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Tmo overruling the ref!!! Ref wants to give it so just give it.

Tmo have screwed Connacht twice now

Home town TMO should shut up.

Crimsonforce · 10-01-2016 4:18pm

Thats a duuuurty tmo

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:18pm

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Home town TMO should shut up.

He was right, so no he shouldn't shut up. Jesus.

Bazzo · 10-01-2016 4:18pm

Ah bollix. Two close calls and two home town calls, very hard to stomach.

The Rape of Lucretia · 10-01-2016 4:19pm

Zzippy wrote: »

Welsh TMO says knock on again. Surprise surprise...

Agree, with you. Welsh TMOs tend to be good and no surprise he got it correct.

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:19pm

Great work there off the scrum. Need to get something here to end the half.

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:19pm

Guys it was a knock on. Whatever about the first this one is indisputable

JPCN1 · 10-01-2016 4:19pm

Best answer to that. Great scrum.

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:19pm

Bazzo wrote: »

Ah bollix. Two close calls and two home town calls, very hard to stomach.

Especially if you don't care about decisions being right.

aimee1 · 10-01-2016 4:20pm

Bazzo wrote: »

Ah bollix. Two close calls and two home town calls, very hard to stomach.

2nd one was dropped

I think masterson got downward pressure in the first one

The Rape of Lucretia · 10-01-2016 4:20pm

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Home town TMO should shut up.

Yis are worse than the home town crowd.

vienne86 · 10-01-2016 4:20pm

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Home town TMO should shut up.

But he was right.

Bazzo · 10-01-2016 4:20pm

molloyjh wrote: »

Especially if you don't care about decisions being right.

I just said they were close calls I didn't say they were wrong(IMO Masterson had the first one though). Jesus, are you just in here to have a go at everybody?

vienne86 · 10-01-2016 4:21pm

Connacht should have scored there - bungled it at the end.

LuckyGent88 · 10-01-2016 4:21pm

molloyjh wrote: »

Really? Why, because you don't agree with the decisions?

Personally I think there was sufficient downward pressure on at least one of the try's which was not given. I can see why they weren't but the ref was happy to give it and the tmo wouldn't make a decision until he heard the ref saying he was going to give a try.

Zzippy · 10-01-2016 4:21pm

Scarlets will be glad to go in only 7 down. Connacht have totally outplayed them. Hope we don't rue those missed chances...

wp_rathead · 10-01-2016 4:21pm

looked a knock on- im just sour over Masterson's try and the ignored hand in the ruck

we should be more than 7 up- very reminiscent of Cardiff away last year

Diabhal Beag · 10-01-2016 4:22pm

TMO was spot on for the second call. Don't know how the ref was thinking it was OK before he was called back on it.

This is definitely going down to the wire too.

Utopia Parkway · 10-01-2016 4:22pm

Been all Connacht. Should be much further ahead really.

If they end up losing this one they'll be kicking themselves.

Tigerandahalf · 10-01-2016 4:23pm

Connacht are still not converting some guilt edge chances.
Carty has improved but Marmion is going backwards. Ponderous at the breakdown and some of his passing is poor.

Connacht should be out of sight.

Losty Dublin · 10-01-2016 4:23pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Personally I think there was sufficient downward pressure on at least one of the try's which was not given. I can see why they weren't but the ref was happy to give it and the tmo wouldn't make a decision until he heard the ref saying he was going to give a try.

The second one, given the call on my shoulders but I'd probably not have given it. The first one, definitely the right call though the grounding was fine.

Funk It · 10-01-2016 4:23pm

Connacht are playing well and should be a lot further in front. Credit to Carty, think he's having a great game.

Inspector Coptoor · 10-01-2016 4:23pm

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Yis are worse than the home town crowd.

Ah here.
I'm always gonna want my team to score

vienne86 wrote: »

But he was right.

This time he was right. Agreed. I never disputed the decision.
I just don't like it.
Doesn't mean I don't want him to shut up as a Connacht fan.

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:23pm

Bazzo wrote: »

I just said they were close calls I didn't say they were wrong(IMO Masterson had the first one though). Jesus, are you just in here to have a go at everybody?

You said they were home town calls. I didn't see the first but the second was not a home town call at all. It was a correct call. The whole officials bashing thing needs to be called out and stamped out. There are times when it's valid and there are times when it isn't. In this case it isn't.

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:25pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

TMO was spot on for the second call. Don't know how the ref was thinking it was OK before he was called back on it.

This is definitely going down to the wire too.

He said it wasn't clear, which for him a far distance from the screen is to be expected. He actually said he thought it was fine unless the TMO had something else to add.

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:25pm

Watching the ulster game made me miss the first few mins but we are playing some tidy stuff.

Masterson try I'm still in the should have been given camp. Looked like enough downward pressure and I'd like too see it again to see if it was knocked on after if not.

Healy is having one of those days. Scarlets must hate him

CMOTDibbler · 10-01-2016 4:25pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Personally I think there was sufficient downward pressure on at least one of the try's which was not given. I can see why they weren't but the ref was happy to give it and the tmo wouldn't make a decision until he heard the ref saying he was going to give a try.

I haven't seen this but downward pressure only comes into it when the ball is loose in the in-goal. The test for a try scored by crossing the line is control and contact with the grass.

aimee1 · 10-01-2016 4:27pm

molloyjh wrote: »

He said it wasn't clear, which for him a far distance from the screen is to be expected. He actually said he thought it was fine unless the TMO had something else to add.

the problem seems to be the screen at the ground isnt good enough to see close up on those calls

Bazzo · 10-01-2016 4:27pm

molloyjh wrote: »

You said they were home town calls. I didn't see the first but the second was not a home town call at all. It was a correct call. The whole officials bashing thing needs to be called out and stamped out. There are times when it's valid and there are times when it isn't. In this case it isn't.

Ok, wow, I'll watch my terminology much more closely from now on in case it's construed as "official bashing" (Did I say anything about the TMO?) and it offends you.

Anything productive to add about the match or just lurking about to attack people dissapointed in some close calls for their team?

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:27pm

CMOTDibbler wrote:

I haven't seen this but downward pressure only comes into it when the ball is loose in the in-goal. The test for a try scored by crossing the line is control and contact with the grass.

Ya it was spilled back into the goal area by scarlets and it masterson got him arm on it. Dispute between downward or if he brushed by it.

aimee1 · 10-01-2016 4:28pm

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

I haven't seen this but downward pressure only comes into it when the ball is loose in the in-goal. The test for a try scored by crossing the line is control and contact with the grass.

scarlets player flicked the ball back at a ruck, masterson dived at it and looked to make contact with the ball as the ball was on the ground. the ball was loose

CMOTDibbler · 10-01-2016 4:28pm

Ok I've seen the first one now and I'd have given it. Second one lost control.

freyners · 10-01-2016 4:28pm

TOH did brilliantly for healy try. Great running

molloyjh · 10-01-2016 4:28pm

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

I haven't seen this but downward pressure only comes into it when the ball is loose in the in-goal. The test for a try scored by crossing the line is control and contact with the grass.

Just saw the Masterson one and I'm not convinced about that one either. The ball was coming back up off the ground when Masterson made contact with it. Both were really tight decisions but I wouldn't be overly surprised or upset that they weren't awarded.

connemara man · 10-01-2016 4:28pm

freyners wrote: »

Ya it was spilled back into the goal area by scarlets and it masterson got him arm on it. Dispute between downward or if he brushed by it.

If that's the argument it should be a try no? As any pressure on a loose ball in the goal area is a try I think? I may have a law mixed up in my head

Connacht Rugby Thread - Part III - The Violence of the Lams

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