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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    BBC's Scottish members of commentary team are so one eyed it's tedious.

    Scots have come back into the game well. Their openside is doing well.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    Scotland demonstrate how not to exploit a 3 on 1!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Unfortunately England's worst 'top level' referee is in charge of Scotland vs France. Karl Dickson should be reffing level 4, bnot internationals. He's utterly woeful.

    He's not doing very well.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    kingstongraham said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    Unfortunately England's worst 'top level' referee is in charge of Scotland vs France. Karl Dickson should be reffing level 4, bnot internationals. He's utterly woeful.

    He's not doing very well.
    He handed Leicester 17 points against Bath last week in a game won by 4 due to terrible decisions.
    He was TMO when Bristol were awarded a 20 point swing against Bath in round 2, again due to huge reffing errors.
    He regularly makes howlers and is incredibly inconsistent.
    You'd expect a lot better from an ex scrum half you'd think.

    France have hit the hammer both sides of half time.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Dorset_Boy said:

    BBC's Scottish members of commentary team are so one eyed it's tedious.

    Scots have come back into the game well. Their openside is doing well.

    I am now playing catch up (15 minutes in) and agree with both your opening posts.

    I have often said this about Scottish commentary team before.

    Having said that, I apologised beforehand for the Welsh excuse for a pundit we are most likely to suffer on ITV.
    Wannabe celebrity Gareth Thomas makes me cringe with embarrassment.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    The gap feels like it should be much more than 16 points.

    The poor pass to / knock on by Hogg before half time was expensive.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    kingstongraham said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    Unfortunately England's worst 'top level' referee is in charge of Scotland vs France. Karl Dickson should be reffing level 4, bnot internationals. He's utterly woeful.

    He's not doing very well.
    I would say you are being kind.
    Some shocking decisions.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    Controversial opinion - Hogg isn't anywhere near as good as commentators and Scottish supporters make out.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    This is a trouncing.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Pross said:

    This is a trouncing.

    ITV are showing another one in a bit.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    blazing_saddles said:

    Pross said:

    This is a trouncing.

    ITV are showing another one in a bit.
    Wales always raise their game for this one, and Eddie's England aren't that great.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,575
    Pross said:

    Controversial opinion - Hogg isn't anywhere near as good as commentators and Scottish supporters make out.

    Hogg once was, and not so long ago, but is now on the decline.
    I wonder how the game would have went if they'd scored the 2 chances before half time. French heads could have dropped. Something for England to look at.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    FFS, get a reprieve with a lucky penalty and then stupidly get caught trying to run it from their line and give away a penalty.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    So Wales prop is straight to his knee but TJ gives him the penalty?
    Too much guess work at scrums by officials.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Dorset_Boy said:

    So Wales prop is straight to his knee but TJ gives him the penalty?
    Too much guess work at scrums by officials.

    A bit early to complain about the ref when you aren’t losing but winning.
    What was that I just saw? Cuthbert with a scintillating break?

    Oh look, another England penalty. ;)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    That was more like Cuthbert in his first few caps. Shame the support were expecting Cuthbert of the most recent 40 caps and didn't get to him.

    Wales making it too easy with all these penalties.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Mass casualties in the Welsh ranks.
    Francis is going off permanently I reckon
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    edited February 2022
    blazing_saddles said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    So Wales prop is straight to his knee but TJ gives him the penalty?
    Too much guess work at scrums by officials.

    A bit early to complain about the ref when you aren’t losing but winning.
    What was that I just saw? Cuthbert with a scintillating break?

    Oh look, another England penalty. ;)
    The replay clearly showed the THP on his knee whilst the rest of the scrum was up.

    Anyway, looks like Tomas Francis needs to be off for the match unfortunately after his bambi performance just then.
    But looks like negligently he's still on. He was staggering and only the post kept him upright. Clearly KO'd.

  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Dorset_Boy said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    So Wales prop is straight to his knee but TJ gives him the penalty?
    Too much guess work at scrums by officials.

    A bit early to complain about the ref when you aren’t losing but winning.
    What was that I just saw? Cuthbert with a scintillating break?

    Oh look, another England penalty. ;)
    The replay clearly showed the THP on his knee whilst the rest of the scrum was up.

    Anyway, looks like Tomas Francis needs to be off for the match unfortunately after his bambi performance just then.
    But looks like negligently he's still on. He was staggering and only the post kept him upright. Clearly KO'd.

    You posted a fraction too soon.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    The quality of this game is so poor after the previous match
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    edited February 2022
    Looks bad for LCD. His knee moved sideways with that impact.
    A scrum for Wales to attack if he stays on.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Looks bad for LCD. His knee moved sideways with that impact.
    A scrum for Wales to attack if he stays on.

    These innocuous looking injuries are often the worst.

    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    This ref doesn't want a fast game.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Pross said:

    The quality of this game is so poor after the previous match

    I am reading Rick’s ravings while watching, which sums this up.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    What's Cuthbert been taking? Looks very keen to get his hands on the ball whereas a few years ago he looked like he was praying play would come nowhere near him
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    Wales have managed the yellow car really well.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    Dorset_Boy said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    So Wales prop is straight to his knee but TJ gives him the penalty?
    Too much guess work at scrums by officials.

    A bit early to complain about the ref when you aren’t losing but winning.
    What was that I just saw? Cuthbert with a scintillating break?

    Oh look, another England penalty. ;)
    The replay clearly showed the THP on his knee whilst the rest of the scrum was up.

    Anyway, looks like Tomas Francis needs to be off for the match unfortunately after his bambi performance just then.
    But looks like negligently he's still on. He was staggering and only the post kept him upright. Clearly KO'd.

    Back on so presumably not. Scrum looked better when he was off though
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    Tomas Francis back on, but there hasn't been 10 minutes of match play since he went for his HIA....
    Oh, and he was KO'd so shouldn't be returning at all as you don't then get an HIA, you're just out.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Tomas Francis back on, but there hasn't been 10 minutes of match play since he went for his HIA....
    Oh, and he was KO'd so shouldn't be returning at all as you don't then get an HIA, you're just out.

    I suspect the medics know what they are doing more than you. He was definitely off more than 10 minutes, time stopped for quite a while while LCD was treated.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,623
    The Welsh medics don't have a great record regarding concussions and letting players play on.

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