Guinness SIX Nations 2021

fullstop · 13-03-2021 3:47pm

WTF, they were looking at the wrong part of that replay?!! It was when Biggar went back in with the shoulder to the head of the number 8 that should have been looked at.

razorblunt · 13-03-2021 3:48pm

Jesus, Hill in at the side.
Wales get the penalty and Italy get a final warning.

I’m out.

fitz · 13-03-2021 3:53pm

fullstop wrote: »

WTF, they were looking at the wrong part of that replay?!! It was when Biggar went back in with the shoulder to the head of the number 8 that should have been looked at.

Yeah, don't know why they didn't look at that, it was blatantly obvious on the one replay that showed it.

sydthebeat · 13-03-2021 3:53pm

Ken owens after adding 50% more to his international try tally, in one game

Bridge93 · 13-03-2021 3:55pm

This Italy is the worst team to ever play in the tournament. They’re young but have no answers and no discipline

Bridge93 · 13-03-2021 3:58pm

And again. All the ball then some idiot drops it and try wales

Bridge93 · 13-03-2021 3:59pm

Small mercy

Larbre34 · 13-03-2021 3:59pm

I don't know who the Italian lad carrying low down in one hand thought he was playing for.

Basics in a shambles, pathetic.

martingriff · 13-03-2021 3:59pm

Well forward did not need to happen

pickarooney · 13-03-2021 4:16pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

And I’m out until Le Crunch. Training ground run for Wales. Competition would be better with a return to 5 teams and no bye weeks.

How do you manage that with an odd number of teams?

thomond2006 · 13-03-2021 4:20pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

And I’m out until Le Crunch. Training ground run for Wales. Competition would be better with a return to 5 teams and no bye weeks.

It might be better but I can't imagine the broadcasters would be best pleased. Italy aren't going anywhere.

swiwi_ · 13-03-2021 4:22pm

pickarooney wrote: »

How do you manage that with an odd number of teams?

Realistically you’d need one rest week, otherwise the team that doesn’t play the first has 4 straight games. 3 weeks - rest - 2 weeks.

swiwi_ · 13-03-2021 4:23pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

It might be better but I can't imagine the broadcasters would be best pleased. Italy aren't going anywhere.

What are the tv ratings for Italy? So far I’ve watched about 30 minutes of their games before getting bored and doing something else.

Eod100 · 13-03-2021 4:25pm

Would a relegation promotion play off ever be on the cards? Or no guarantee that even if say Georgia beat Italy in a one off game they would be much better? Saw Bernard Jackman was on about it on twitter there

sydthebeat · 13-03-2021 4:26pm

Bridge93 wrote: »

This Italy is the worst team to ever play in the tournament. They’re young but have no answers and no discipline

Easily the worst Italian team I've ever seen in the competition

Burkie1203 · 13-03-2021 4:28pm

That should have been a red card

https://twitter.com/edcrick/status/1370748904833159188?s=19

DJIMI TRARORE · 13-03-2021 4:28pm

Unfortunately Italy r slightly better than the next best, be it Georgia, Russia, Spain, Germany. Maybe someone like Kenya would be a better alternative

Clegg · 13-03-2021 4:29pm

Italy actually started off quite positively this Six Nations. Saw enough decent attacking play against France and England to suggest that they may be building towards something. But their performances against us and now Wales have been crap. Their defence is crap and we've seen little of that positive attacking game from earlier fixtures.

thomond2006 · 13-03-2021 4:29pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

What are the tv ratings for Italy? So far I’ve watched about 30 minutes of their games before getting bored and doing something else.

I've no idea, but I doubt it makes sense having two games on a weekend instead of three.
Kicking them out would likely kill Italian rugby. I'm not happy either (I turned off like you) but it's not going to change.

Scratchly · 13-03-2021 4:33pm

Come back is on

Bridge93 · 13-03-2021 4:33pm

Great finish

StevenToast · 13-03-2021 4:34pm

You could leave Italy play the others in the off week....

Take them out of the championship...they have no business being on that table....

This is as close to a friendly as you will get....training sessions are harder than italy...

thomond2006 · 13-03-2021 4:35pm

StevenToast wrote: »

You could leave Italy play the others in the off week....

Take them out of the championship...they have no business being on that table....

This is as close to a friendly as you will get....training sessions are harder than italy...

How do you sell that to broadcasters?
It's just not practical at all to kick them out.

Lost Ormond · 13-03-2021 4:35pm

Eod100 wrote: »

Would a relegation promotion play off ever be on the cards? Or no guarantee that even if say Georgia beat Italy in a one off game they would be much better? Saw Bernard Jackman was on about it on twitter there

No because it isnt in the 6 Nations interests. Georgia simply wont have the income the italians have and wont necessarily be any better on the pitch. The next tiers in europe do need more games against the 6 Nations sides though

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Unfortunately Italy r slightly better than the next best, be it Georgia, Russia, Spain, Germany. Maybe someone like Kenya would be a better alternative

Kenya arent much good at 15s. The next tier in Europe need more games against Italy and all the rest of the 6 Nations to help close gap and improve standards

Eod100 · 13-03-2021 4:36pm

Looks like Italys spot is fairly secure with new CVC deal either way.

https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1370758295607201792

Burkie1203 · 13-03-2021 4:37pm

Thats awful finishing

Larbre34 · 13-03-2021 4:37pm

TMO 100% right.

That'll learn him to be casual.

13-03-2021 4:38pm

It's really hard to tell - but that's shocking if he hasn't gotten that down.

Burkie1203 · 13-03-2021 4:40pm

Anyone else hoping Wales lose the 6n on PD by like 3 or 4 points now?

degsie · 13-03-2021 4:40pm

TMOs are sucking the life out of the game of rugby

Scratchly · 13-03-2021 4:40pm

Anyone else think that Italian back rower is the spit of Chris Henry?

Burkie1203 · 13-03-2021 4:42pm

Thats a red card. Its direct to the neck

aloooof · 13-03-2021 4:42pm

Scratchly wrote: »

Anyone else think that Italian back rower is the spit of Chris Henry?

Meyer? That’s a great shout.

Scratchly · 13-03-2021 4:42pm

That's a red. Edit. Think he got lucky there, looked to be direct to the neck.

Larbre34 · 13-03-2021 4:44pm

Thats an Andy Warwick replay. Its as direct as direct gets. If Barnes has mitigated that in his own head he's incompetent.

StevenToast · 13-03-2021 4:44pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

How do you sell that to broadcasters?
It's just not practical at all to kick them out.

Ya...im only looking at it from a rugby perspective...

Bridge93 · 13-03-2021 4:52pm

More self inflicted rubbish from Italy. Rees Zammit wasn’t even trying to intercept and they throw it straight to him

degsie · 13-03-2021 4:52pm

Exhibition game here

Clegg · 13-03-2021 4:53pm

Ireland don't produce outside backs with the speed of a Rees Zammit or Jonny May/Anthony Watson. We've a load of quickish lads, but no out and out sprinters.

PTH2009 · 13-03-2021 4:57pm

So if England beat France will the championship be Wales's eitherway

razorblunt · 13-03-2021 4:57pm

Clegg wrote: »

Ireland don't produce outside backs with the speed of a Rees Zammit or Jonny May/Anthony Watson. We've a load of quickish lads, but no out and out sprinters.

Some of the lads playing 7s might disagree. They tend to get left to the 7s though.

MurDawg · 13-03-2021 5:00pm

razorblunt wrote: »

Some of the lads playing 7s might disagree. They tend to get left to the 7s though.

Earl's and zebo also come to mind

Clegg · 13-03-2021 5:04pm

MurDawg wrote: »

Earl's and zebo also come to mind

I don't think either have the pace of those mentioned above. Quick, but not at the same level of speed as this mentioned above.

ScissorPaperRock · 13-03-2021 5:04pm

Clegg wrote: »

Ireland don't produce outside backs with the speed of a Rees Zammit or Jonny May/Anthony Watson. We've a load of quickish lads, but no out and out sprinters.

Aaron Sexton.

Pudsy33 · 13-03-2021 5:05pm

Clegg wrote: »

Ireland don't produce outside backs with the speed of a Rees Zammit or Jonny May/Anthony Watson. We've a load of quickish lads, but no out and out sprinters.

Balacoune and Aaron Sexton up there surely.

magic17 · 13-03-2021 5:08pm

Another hammering for Italy. From a competitive point of view, what exactly is the point of them? Surely it would be better to go back to 5 teams and let Italy go face the likes of Georgia in the second tier competition.

They've not improved at all in 20 years despite being given plenty of chances, their teams entered into the Pro 14 etc. They're as bad now as they ever were.

Scratchly · 13-03-2021 5:10pm

Clegg wrote: »

Ireland don't produce outside backs with the speed of a Rees Zammit or Jonny May/Anthony Watson. We've a load of quickish lads, but no out and out sprinters.

What's Fionn Carr up to these days?

Scratchly · 13-03-2021 5:12pm

2m from the line and they pass it back 20 then knock it on trying to run it back. Dire stuff.

razorblunt · 13-03-2021 5:14pm

magic17 wrote: »

Another hammering for Italy. From a competitive point of view, what exactly is the point of them? Surely it would be better to go back to 5 teams and let Italy go face the likes of Georgia in the second tier competition.

They've not improved at all in 20 years despite being given plenty of chances, their teams entered into the Pro 14 etc. They're as bad now as they ever were.

I wonder would there be value in a Jaguares type approach with one team consisting of as many internationals as possible. Consolidate Treviso and Zebre.

razorblunt · 13-03-2021 5:18pm

ITV again can’t even be bothered getting an Italian representative on their panel.
2 Welsh and Maggie Alphonse is sufficient. Even someone like Jake Polledri would do.

Guinness SIX Nations 2021

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