This is a thread about the 2020 Six Nations, formerly the Five Nations

Rockbeast2

Brilliant scrum

Hurrache

A-Train wrote: »

Yellow card? Why no penalty try.

Because there was no certainty a try would have been scored otherwise.

dublinman1990

Penalty France!

A-Train

One scrum too many for Wales.

Dave_The_Sheep

Well this is just set up for Wales to pip France in the last 10 minutes. They'll be livid if they don't manage it.

[edit] **** me, that's some scrum. Yes, my stream is well behind.

sydthebeat

A-Train wrote: »

Yellow card? Why no penalty try.

You don't automatically get a penalty try for a yellow card

I think you have it backwards

A-Train

Hurrache wrote: »

Because there was no certainty a try would have been scored otherwise.

Yeah but rule of thumb is normally 3 scrum penalties in the 22 means a penalty try. Especially when the yellow card was awarded.

Squidgy Black

Welsh commentators ripping into Demba Bamba before the scrum saying he's useless and can't scrummage.

Then absolutely destroys the Welsh loosehead and they're saying he's amazing and what a unit etc

Dave_The_Sheep

A-Train wrote: »

Yeah but rule of thumb is normally 3 scrum penalties in the 22 means a penalty try. Especially when the yellow card was awarded.

Only if they're going fowards and look like they're going to score a try.

stephen_n

Hurrache wrote: »

Absolutely not. It was a wrapping tackle and he made contact with the ball in the process.

His hand was traveling downwards completely against the rest of his bodies motion. The attempt to wrap would have been traveling upwards. It was about as deliberate a slap down as you can get.

A-Train

sydthebeat wrote: »

You don't automatically get a penalty try for a yellow card

I think you have it backwards

Yeah seen it go either way. I suppose they weren’t clear scrum penalties when the first one was awarded with DuPont playing the ball while still in the scrum.

Squidgy Black

Brutal to miss touch there

PhlegmyMoses

The Welsh are getting very salty. Loads of little niggles going on

stephen_n

Wales have offered little or nothing to trouble the French defence today. Pivac’s attacking game hasn’t bedded in yet.

Dave_The_Sheep

"He chewed off ... more than he was able to achieve with that kick"

Good lad, Robson.

razorblunt

Tipuric sealed off that ruck when the big second row was tackled.

Squidgy Black

Forward from McNicholl in that passage

pickarooney

Who did Jalibert replace?

dublinman1990

Is that ball definitely grounded?

razorblunt

Hurrache wrote: »

Still, well the Welsh contingent anyway, feeling hard done by not to get the penalty try.

POC is a bit too easy in falling into the direction the wind blows, reluctant to go against the grain

Mixed metaphors all over the kip there.

Fan of the soup.
Always lands with the home nation, similar to BOD.

Hurrache

stephen_n wrote: »

His hand was traveling downwards completely against the rest of his bodies motion. The attempt to wrap would have been traveling upwards. It was about as deliberate a slap down as you can get.

I think we'll have to disagree, myself, the ref, TMO and touch judges didn't think there was an issue.

That try looked held up, so I disagree with them this time!

SAM SO NITE

forward from mcnicholl in build up

Brianmwalker

Ref riding the French here

dublinman1990

Ntamack is injured.

pickarooney

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

forward from mcnicholl in build up

Seemed like it, but this time they don't check.
Which I agree with, but some consistency would be nice.

Squidgy Black

Hmm that one's a bit ropey but probably rules out the earlier call for the slap down so French can't complain too much

eclipsechaser

How was that given as a try?

Dave_The_Sheep

He doesn't knock it on, but I'm not sure about it actually being grounded.

EmmetSpiceland

Players being ahead of the kicker on the restarts is becoming a joke.

Dravokivich

Would that not have been considered held up? Then additional movements for the try?

EmmetSpiceland

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

He doesn't knock it on, but I'm not sure about it actually being grounded.

He loses the ball going down, lands on the french arm, ball is held up, and he eventually gets it down.

The tmo made it sound very straight forward, not sure I’d agree with it.

pc7

God some pressure!

vienne86

Astonishing they went for the kick there.

pc7

Eek squeaky bum time for the French.

mfceiling

You can nearly see Johnathan Davies having a meltdown in the commentary box.

lawred2

Think the ref didn't help there.. rushed Jalibert

lawred2

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

He loses the ball going down, lands on the french arm, ball is held up, and he eventually gets it down.

The tmo made it sound very straight forward, not sure I’d agree with it.

Thought the same

lawred2

Unreal. What a game

sydthebeat

Chat all over the ball!!!

pc7

God I enjoyed that

thomond2006

Biggar making an arse of himself there.

Squidgy Black

Phenomenal stuff

lawred2

Welsh being sore losers. That's new.

razorblunt

Was that POC or Davies that squealed with delight when Tomkins made the break?

ongarite

What an end to the game.
Unreal break but then recover as Wales hold on to the ball.

ScrubsfanChris

Stay classy Biggar Wales

Squidgy Black

Biggar's a muppet

EmmetSpiceland

razorblunt wrote: »

Was that POC or Davies that squealed with delight when Tomkins made the break?

He really should have passed.

That was great.

almostover

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Biggar's a muppet

A complete w*nker