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[Clegg]

Good man, Niko.

Bin for you.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Oh good the rolling maul is back. Current rules make it almost impossible to stop

Yeah, it's a joke. I like a good rolling maul but the rules and ref interpretations have turned it into a joke. So many teams pass the ball to the back of the maul before it's even formed, which should put everyone in front offside and yet nothing.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

I need some big hits! Dem Fijian anthem tears!!

 

[Clegg]

I agree with the penalty, but I'm not entirely sure how the referee missed the infringement.
He was directly in front of it after all.

 

[KingSnake]

Fiji makes so many errors.

 

[pulsemyne]

What on earth were Fiji thinking?

 

[kmag]

Fiji are appalling. They're big and physical but they're so ill-disciplined.

 

[CyclopsRock]

I know it's only Fiji and they're playing like paraplegic dogs but it'll be nice to have a stonking win for our first game. Put a marker down for the sheep and kangaroo canoodlers.

 

[SHarris78]

WOW, where'd that come from!

 

[pulsemyne]

Haha that was beautiful.

 

[Mastadon]

Holy shit that was glorious. That pace!

 

[phisheep]

I know it's only Fiji and they're playing like paraplegic dogs but it'll be nice to have a stonking win for our first game. Put a marker down for the sheep and kangaroo canoodlers.

You were saying?

 

[Clegg]

Fuckin told you about Matawalu and his breaking ability from the back of a scrum.

 

[pulsemyne]

Oh ffs.

 

[Sloosha]

Dropped it. Such a shame.

 

[Mastadon]

No try. I wish football refs could show this level of common sense.

 

[SHarris78]

Dammit

 

[Kurtofan]

he dropped the ball literally

 

[CyclopsRock]

You were saying?

Well, I didn't say it was a good marker....

Edit: The fact it wasn't a try doesn't change the fact that wasn't great defending.

 

[master15]

How sad, he dropped it.

 

[kmag]

So you don't go back for the original advantage there?

 

[CCS]

Is anyone else finding the amount of video refereeing is killing the game?

 

[SHarris78]

Great take!

 

[pulsemyne]

Ah some justice.

 

[KingSnake]

That was a touchdown, lol.

 

[CyclopsRock]

Is anyone else finding the amount of video refereeing is killing the game?

No way!! It's so good. I love knowing that the decisions made are informed, at least. It's so frustrating in football when literally everyone knows more about what's happened than the referee and, as a result, he makes poor decisions.

 

[CCS]

Also, that try is absolutely spectacular!

 

[KingSnake]

Is anyone else finding the amount of video refereeing is killing the game?

I think it's getting boring already. Too much.

 

[kmag]

Englands scrum is going to have to improve for them to have any chance in the competition.

Marler basically fouls on every single scrum, he just opens his hips to pivot.

 

[CCS]

No way!! It's so good. I love knowing that the decisions made are informed, at least. It's so frustrating in football when literally everyone knows more about what's happened than the referee and, as a result, he makes poor decisions.

I don't mind reviewing tries and so on, but do we really need to be going back for minor ruck infringements?

 

[Macadinho94]

What a try, Lacey should have awarded that right away. He was in the perfect position to see that too

 

[Kurtofan]

Is anyone else finding the amount of video refereeing is killing the game?

Yeah.

 

[CCS]

Englands scrum is going to have to improve for them to have any chance in the competition.

Marler basically fouls on every single scrum, he just opens his hips to pivot.

Is pretty embarrassing for them. Aren't the Fijian props amateurs?

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Nadolo must be legit frightening to play against.

 

[kmag]

He wasn't offside there. The ball was out before he moved forward. Maybe the TMO might want to look at that? No thought not.

 

[Musha_Soturi]

Is anyone else finding the amount of video refereeing is killing the game?

No way!! It's so good. I love knowing that the decisions made are informed, at least. It's so frustrating in football when literally everyone knows more about what's happened than the referee and, as a result, he makes poor decisions.

I agree with both these points. Whilst it is refreshing to see correct decisions being made, the amount and length of the stoppages is really stifling the pace of the game.

 

[Clegg]

Joe Marler looks under all kinds of pressure at scrum time. Not good for England as the Fijian scrum is not heralded at all.

 

[phisheep]

He wasn't offside there. The ball was out before he moved forward. Maybe the TMO might want to look at that? No thought not.

TMO really needs to go back and look at Ford's two undetected knock-ons in the 17th minute.

 

[CCS]

Nadolo must be legit frightening to play against.

Bigger than Lomu, and about as fast. No kidding.

Beautiful kicking technique too.

 

[SHarris78]

That is such a soft nonchalant kick for such a monster of a bloke.

 

[Mastadon]

Silly errors, not looking comfortable at all.

 

[pulsemyne]

Well this certainly hasn't been a dream opener for England. They look vulnerable in the scrum and in the tackle area.

 

[FDC1]

Is pretty embarrassing for them. Aren't the Fijian props amateurs?

lol no. They are professionnals, a lot of them play in Top 14 (french league) by exemple

 

[Macadinho94]

Joe Marler is boring in on literally every scrum like at a 45 degree angle, I was at the Ireland - Wales game 3 weeks ago when Peyper was ref and it was the same there.

 

[kmag]

That should be a Fijian penalty. The refereeing in this game is embarrassingly one sided.

 

[CCS]

lol no. They are professionnals, a lot of them play in Top 14 (french league) by exemple

Oh sorry, I heard that the props starting today were amateurs. Must have been wrong.

 

[SHarris78]

Closer than some might have though at half time, still expect England to start pulling away in the final 20 mins or so.

 

[master15]

Bulshit penalty.

 

[KingSnake]

This was rather penalty for Fiji, for holding the ball. I guess they ran out of video reviews this half.

 

[Clegg]

Well this certainly hasn't been a dream opener for England. They look vulnerable in the scrum and in the tackle area.

Something I noticed when Ireland played England a few weeks ago. England were better than us in all aspects of the game except for the scrum. We one two against the head, on England's put in that day. They're struggling a bit there.