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Rugby World Cup ~ Well Done Wales!

Wales 20 - France 19Fantastic!! 👍🏻👏🏻 👌🏻Always an extra degree of satisfaction when beating the French. 💪

Sue Hammond ● 2579d25 Comments

Well beating France is fun - but the real satisfaction is always beating England!

Jim Cleary ● 2579d

A greater challenge Jim.😸

Sue Hammond ● 2579d

Omg we've beaten the All Blacks 19 - 7!! 💪 👏🏻 Fantastic win, I can hardly believe it! 😺

Sue Hammond ● 2573d

and that despite an obviously biased ref. Hope the Taffs get slaughtered tomorrow.

Simon Knight ● 2573d

I only caught the 2nd half but what a game :)

Adam Tripp ● 2573d

The two 'tries' were both disallowed by the TMO, who in this instance was Marius Jonker, of South Africa, so can you please explain why you're criticising the on-field ref, Nigel Owens? You're of course welcome to hold any opinion you like on Nigel (I thought he had a good game & certainly kept quieter than usual) but supplying some facts might help us understand.

Jim Cleary ● 2573d

The ref uses the tmo as a last resort when unsure and it seemed to me that he was looking for any "technical" excuse to disallow tries. Perhaps he had a bit of quiet money on NZ.

Simon Knight ● 2573d

You could argue pernickety but not biased. He reversed a pen To our advantage at a crucial point in the 2nd half. Main thing is we’re in the Final!

Jonathan Callaway ● 2573d

Did you actually watch the game & listen to the commentary? The ref gave the tries & he stated to the TMO - decision on the field is try - but the TMO provided evidence to overturn that decision on both occasions.So all you have is some personal bias, and a nasty little suggestion that Nigel Owen is corrupt. Shame on you.England were superb today - why don't you just enjoy that?

Jim Cleary ● 2573d

Yes I did watch the game, don't need the commentary because I used to play.Yes am proud we won. No personal bias, more a feeling. Owen's money on the game comment was tongue-in-cheek so shame you for being so anal as to not realise as such.

Simon Knight ● 2573d

Could someone help me understand the basics of Rugby so I can follow a game?  Thank you

Martine Guy ● 2573d

Ah! I didn't realise that tongue-in-cheek suggestions of corruption were OK. My bad. As a ex-player, you must have been taught to respect the referee & that didn't come across in your post either.I do recommend you listen to the TV in future - then you can hear what the ref & TMO are discussing: whatever your playing experience that'll add to your understanding of what's going on.Over & out.

Jim Cleary ● 2573d

If you run with the ball and bash it down past the furthest line, you have a try.  Then you have a chance to kick over the pole, that's a conversion.  Like in football, I think some people in certain positions can only run so far.That's all I know lol, just cheer when everyone else does ;)

Bunny Payne ● 2573d

Martine - try this “Simple Guide to Rugby” by James Haskell:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F22A_V77TicNick

Nicholas Evans ● 2573d

On reflection you may be right about my getting a bit anal - if we were discussing this in a pub, we'd probably just buy a beer & forget this conversation!

Jim Cleary ● 2573d

Thank you Bunny and Nick.  I did cheer on England this morning, but am clueless really!  Er, why do they go into a scrum?

Martine Guy ● 2573d

Martine - when the PM drops the ball and it goes to a second reading he is forced to have a scrum, or “programme motion” as its called. If Rees-Mogg the scrum half  fails to put the brexit in straight, then the hooker is unable to send it backwards, and the referee (also called the Speaker) awards a penalty. And the whole country has to suffer, and the French team under Macron can jeer from the sidelines.All this could be avoided if the Welsh beat the South Africans and an Article 50 timeout can be called.Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2573d

Ha ha ha ha!!!  Bravo Nick, you have surpassed yourself!!  I cannot imagine Rees-Mogg being a scrum half....  Perhaps my lack of imagination?

Ivonne Holliday ● 2573d

Hello Martine,A scrum is a way of restarting the game when no true penalty has been committed.By this I mean a forward pass (not allowed in rugby, always pass to the chap behind you - hence "the line") or a knock on (trying to catch a ball, missing it and the ball goes forward - very common when playing in wet conditions and the ball slips).There is no penalty committed, but accidental loss of the ball. I hope this helps.But Nick's explanation was sublime!!!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2573d

Thanks for explanation, Ivonne.  The boys at my school didn’t play rugby and nobody was interested in my family so it is a bit of a mystery what is going on.

Martine Guy ● 2573d

My knowledge of the game is on a par with Bunny's.  I'm a good judge of the players' legs though.😺

Sue Hammond ● 2573d

For those not familiar with the game (or the laws, if you really want to get involved) why not drop down to your local club, Rosslyn Park, it's on your doorstep. Go there and tell someone you are unfamiliar with the game and want to learn a bit about it and you will get a very warm welcome. They have players legs there too :)

Steve Poole ● 2571d

Thanks for the offer!

Lucille Grant ● 2571d

Agree with Steve. Rosslyn park a brilliant historic family friendly club.A great afternoon and keeps my 3 kids occupied every other Saturday!

Nick Gulliford ● 2571d

"They have players legs there too :).👍🏻😋So looking forward to Saturday!! 🇬🇬🙏🏽🏆

Sue Hammond ● 2570d