Ireland v Samoa

Squidgy Black

At what point does Stander break off there? Not really sure what the TMO was on about

Weepsie

Times in this tournament when you're asking why the TMO isn't doing anything, and then that. What's the point

This is it

Splits the posts, lovely kick

Beechwoodspark

Good start

shootermacg

TMO chasing shadows and what's the bet he'll miss 10 high tackles and numerous off-sides.

Soups123

Officiating just can’t stop making itself look useless. He had a chance to look at that before bringing it back to ref

laugh

Oh man that pitch is bad, if someone laid that in your garden you wouldn't pay them!

Focused conversion from JS

Kristopherus

Yellow card ???

Clareman

That's shoulder to head

davedanon

I thought that was a terrible tackle on Stockdale at the time.

Euphoriasean

Yellow right call

Clareman

Good reffing that

shootermacg

You'd have to say he's unlucky there. He was really low.

mangobob

I know its the rules, but I still find that kind of decision very harsh.

LuckyGent88

Correct decision. Stockdale was very low

Bridge93

Nice Berry is a superb referee

I dunno. Letter of the law and all that crap, but seriously, this stuff is killing the game. That was a waist high tackle.

Will we get to the point where players deliberately drop into tackles?

Larbre34

Samoa have said they'll give up playing for this stuff. I can't say i blame them.

Squidgy Black

I think that's fair. Another day that could've technically been given as a red according to the framework.

Clareman

Is it just me or are we being intercepted a lot this year???

VinLieger

Yellow deffinitely correct there

Kermit.de.frog

How can Ireland avoid New Zealand?

This is it

Why is the ref not signalling for penalty advantage ffs. Murray has to roar over to JS

Bob Harris

Very harsh yellow card.

Larbre34

Clareman wrote: »

Is it just me or are we being intercepted a lot this year???

We were found out months ago.

shootermacg

To be fair when you have a name for tackling high, then you'll be reffed accordingly.

Clareman

Basil3 wrote: »

I dunno. Letter of the law and all that crap, but seriously, this stuff is killing the game. That was a waist high tackle.

Will we get to the point where players deliberately drop into tackles?

if a player is willing to drop his head to a lads shoulder then fair play to them, in my opinion the responsibilty is with the tackler to get their technique right and adjust for who they are tackling

Dravokivich

mangobob wrote: »

I know its the rules, but I still find that kind of decision very harsh.

I understand the need to make intent of the defender irrelevant in the decision, but if the attackers actions are contributory, there needs to be a bit of room to work it out another way. Player welfare requires everyone to be considerate to each other on the pitch. Not just the defending team at that time.

Clareman

Attaboy Furlong

Clegg

Spudsspudsspuds

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

How can Ireland avoid New Zealand?

1. Ireland win, Japan lose
2. Go home early

davedanon

Outstanding try by Furlong!

Mantis Toboggan

Good start, that yellow should make this a cake walk.

This is it

Good man Tadhg!

Peregrine

Pure farmer strength

theoneeyedman

shootermacg wrote: »

You'd have to say he's unlucky there. He was really low.

Stockdale almost on his knees. Ridiculous decision. Laughable really, funny how these rules don't effect the big teams only the smaller ones.

BrianBoru00

That was equals parts power=hilarious=brilliant

roverjoyce

Rugby is dead
That wasn't even a penalty
It's like diving in soccer the way the ball carrier is falling into the tackle

ScrubsfanChris

See what happens when you run on to the ball!

kal7

Isolated no prob for furlong

Squidgy Black

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I think that's fair. Another day that could've technically been given as a red according to the framework.

This is the problem we have. Text book tackle position, but the attacker drops into it. Could be anything from a penalty to a red.

One of these calls will probably have a major impact on a knockout match.

Murof

The Samoan tackling was shocking. Well done Furlong!

Beechwoodspark

Furlong ya legend. Pure Wexford strength.

laugh

Some beast in the field!

Movementarian

Its abolutely the right call and mitigating circumstances of ducking into the tackle.

But its the consistency of applying it that annoys me. Farrell ducked into the Lavanini tackle and it was a red....

Shefwedfan

Anyone back on bandwagon yet?

statesaver

excellent start.

ctrl-alt-delete

A great 10 minutes

PTH2009

Good stuff