Scotland vs Wales 6n 2021

DellyBelly

Great try.. 3 tries in the second half for Wales.. That's an incredible coneback

gally74

fitz wrote: »

Balls.
Wheels on him, though...

Youth to the fore, speedy looks good too

clsmooth

Jacob Stockdalesque

aloooof

Deleted User wrote: »

Last week the player didn't move, was pinned at the time and O'Mahony put his whole shoulder and elbow flat into the hit. It lacked the characteristics of a clear out and looked much more like he was putting a marker down.

Fagerson's red looked like he tried to get under and lift the player and got it wrong.

I think he definitely wanted to put down a marker. I don’t think he deliberately hit him in the head tho.

Anyways, off topic. This is turnout out to be a cracking game.

tanko

Always nice to see Hogg get burned.

prawnsambo

Fun game to watch this.

eclipsechaser

lawrencesummers wrote: »

A red card in rugby means that you lost the game. It’s almost impossible to win a match with 14 men.

That's the point. Don't want to cost your team the match? Don't shoulder anyone to the head.

It might take a bit of time but players will figure it out eventually. If we get some short term pain for a safer game, it will be worth it.

pickarooney

Sabre0001 wrote: »

So how does the breakdown get fixed? Rolling in earlier game led to serious injury, arriving at pace is resulting in these hits (even if they're trying to stay low)? You can see why teams are relying on kicking ball / keeping it super tight so players don't get isolated.

Radical idea - the jackal who gets there first takes the ball. Clearing out is basically hitting a player in a vulnerable position without the ball. Let him take it and then tackle him legally?

razorblunt

Mad to think that LRZ is only in because of Adams’ cock up.
Pivac’s luck is astonishing.

Squidgy Black

That's a huge miss by Sheedy

lawrencesummers

lawrencesummers wrote: »

At some stage the punishment has to match the crime.

Let's allow impacts against the head but only punish them when someone is knocked out.

Do you think at all before you type?

Head impacts need to stop, period.

clsmooth

Deleted User wrote: »

Let's allow impacts against the head but only punish them when someone is knocked out.

Do you think at all before you type?

Head impacts need to stop, period.

Stop talking sense

almostover

Sabre0001 wrote: »

So how does the breakdown get fixed? Rolling in earlier game led to serious injury, arriving at pace is resulting in these hits (even if they're trying to stay low)? You can see why teams are relying on kicking ball / keeping it super tight so players don't get isolated.

Rugby would be better to watch with far fewer injuries if the jackal was removed from the game

clsmooth

Getting a huge sense of deja vu today.

eclipsechaser

eclipsechaser wrote: »

That's the point. Don't want to cost your team the match? Don't shoulder anyone to the head.

Most players have figured that out.

lawrencesummers

Deleted User wrote: »

Let's allow impacts against the head but only punish them when someone is knocked out.

Do you think at all before you type?

Head impacts need to stop, period.

If the impact to the head is an issue because of player welfare then when a hit to the head is sufficiently bad that it warrants a red card in the name of safety it should warrant an automatic HIA for the player who got hit.

It’s either about player safety or it’s not.

You can’t have it both ways.



When a player is tackled in the air how they land determines the sanction. Why not apply that rationale here.

lawrencesummers

Deleted User wrote: »

Most players have figured that out.

Some players are unlucky because the game moves so fast.

A-Train

Shocking kick from Price. Lovely kick from Zammit

RugbyLover123

Zammit winning this for Wales. Great kick.

fitz

Wtf was Price thinking?

Bazzo

The idea was probably ok, there was space there.. terrible execution though

TomsOnTheRoof

Price should be shot for that.

Scratchly

How can a scrum half be so clueless about rugby?

That was the most utterly stupid kick I've seen.

cantwbr1

fitz wrote: »

Wtf was Price thinking?

Russel did the same a few minutes ago
Brain dead

Squidgy Black

That's a fantastic touch finder.

Russell and Price are both a liability when it comes to the crunch time.

almostover

lawrencesummers wrote: »

If the impact to the head is an issue because of player welfare then when a hit to the head is sufficiently bad that it warrants a red card in the name of safety it should warrant an automatic HIA for the player who got hit.

It’s either about player safety or it’s not.

You can’t have it both ways.

Allowing poaching in a ruck has caused far more injuries than it is worth to the game. I'm thinking of Paul O'Connell, Dan Leavy and today Jack Willis for England. It's a very vulnerable position. And you can't expect the opposition to leave you there and take the ball without trying to clear you out. There should be no hands on the ball once a tackle is completed and to win a turnover you should have to ruck past the ball.

bilston

Deleted User wrote: »

That was the most utterly stupid kick I've seen.

Unbelievable

Very entertaining game.

Some actual rugby played.

Squidgy Black

Russell got lucky there. My god.

lawrencesummers

lawrencesummers wrote: »

If the impact to the head is an issue because of player welfare then when a hit to the head is sufficiently bad that it warrants a red card in the name of safety it should warrant an automatic HIA for the player who got hit.

It’s either about player safety or it’s not.

You can’t have it both ways.



When a player is tackled in the air how they land determines the sanction. Why not apply that rationale here.

Much of the time a HIA is performed. At the same time if someone shoots at me and misses, I don't need to be checked for gunshot wounds, that doesn't mean I haven't been shot at.

Reckless play is reckless play - if you put a player in serious jeopardy you should be sanctioned.

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Some players are unlucky because the game moves so fast.

Some players are idiots who continually fall foul of the same rules.

Scratchly

And Wales scutter their way to another tight win over 14 men. All aboard the hype train!

A-Train

Hard luck Scotland

Frustrating how Scotland shot themselves in the foot. This Wales team the most mediocre championship winning side of all time? It seems to be written in the stars.

fitz

Wales absolutely stealing a living atm.

Oh look. Taking a critical kick with the clock in the red and it goes in to touch....

Dr. Bre

Brave heart spirit

Podge_irl

Deleted User wrote: »

That was the most utterly stupid kick I've seen.

It's not even the stupidest kick I've seen in a Welsh match this 6N...

Was Hogg not tackled before he had the ball?

RugbyLover123

Delighted with that. John Barclay on Rugby Union weekly during the week talking about a Grand Slam after 1 game. Being dead serious. Typical Scots, like us, when they are favourites they can’t perform.

thebaz

Scotland robbed , playing all the rugby , rugby the loser

razorblunt

Hogg screaming for a penalty ... it was game over pal.

yosser hughes

Should have been a penalty at the very end there for Scotland. Referee bottles it.

twinytwo

Deleted User wrote: »

Frustrating how Scotland shot themselves in the foot. This Wales team the most mediocre championship winning side of all time? It seems to be written in the stars.

Wales are dog ****, scraping wins against 14 men. I hope England get their act together and steam roll them.

bilston

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh look. Taking a critical kick with the clock in the red and it goes in to touch....

Well he could hardly fecking kick it dead given he was 80 yards from the dead ball line!

Beechwoodspark

Belter of a game of rugby - Matt Williams

Agree

Sanjuro

Welsh Grand Slam by playing against 14 men in every game.

razorblunt

Wayne Pivac, getting away with murder!

Well, that was an enjoyable, some good rugby played....I had the Scots to put that in the bag handily.....if bookies were open I'd have gone Scotland +7. Kudos & fairplay to Wales

Hurrache

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

Delighted with that. John Barclay on Rugby Union weekly during the week talking about a Grand Slam after 1 game. Being dead serious. Typical Scots, like us, when they are favourites they can’t perform.

They performed pretty well in fairness.