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Nah, as Ray said he knew straight away there was a block for the first one, but wisely let it carry on and then check the review to be certain.
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Originally posted by jameswba View PostIs there a case for nominating Nigel Owens as the best current referee/umpire in any sport? I'm almost at the point with rugby that I'd decide to watch a game based purely on him being in charge.
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Is there a case for nominating Nigel Owens as the best current referee/umpire in any sport? I'm almost at the point with rugby that I'd decide to watch a game based purely on him being in charge.
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Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View PostBloody hell. It's going to be England v Wales in the final.
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Originally posted by tee rex View Post
Edit: Actually, it really is just as well NZ didn't win. The TMO conspiracy theories would have gone on forever. (The maul disallowed try might have been strictly correct, but that happens in mauls all the time, unseen).
While the second might have been an eagle-eyed spot of a technical infringement, it's good to see that the total mess that is the modern driving maul officiated properly in such a big game even if it isn't in lesser ones. In that regard it's like Warburton's red in 2011 again.
Last edited by Ray de Galles; 26-10-2019, 11:31.
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Defence becoming attack, relentlessly. How many turnovers where there?
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Originally posted by tee rex View Post
A bunch of ABs didn't turn up.
Hansen's daft gamble with Scott Barrett didn't help but this was England dominating not the All Blacks choking.
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Not half as annoyed as I might have been, given that performance by England. Would have been complete robbery if they'd lost to a bit of broken play in the late stages.
A bunch of ABs didn't turn up.
Edit: Actually, it really is just as well NZ didn't win. The TMO conspiracy theories would have gone on forever. (The maul disallowed try might have been strictly correct, but that happens in mauls all the time, unseen).Last edited by tee rex; 26-10-2019, 10:18.
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South Africa made NZ look ordinary for a twenty minute section in each half of their opening game but England did it all game and capitalised by scoring points from their dominance. Jones has been planning that match and performance for four years and they're massive favourites for the final now whoever wins tomorrow.
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That was the best England rugby performance I have ever seen, even better than when they won the World Cup in 2003. Relentless driving and tackling. Numerous world-class individual performances. They are an immense team.
Total dominance. And in the days before the video review system, the margin would have been much wider. Very borderline overrules.
My one worry: A huge ask to do it again in the final. Must be totally knackered.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 26-10-2019, 10:06.
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Bloody hell. It's going to be England v Wales in the final.
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Fantastic performance by England, the vastly better team won.
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There's a hell of a lot of errors from both teams, and the inevitable turnovers, but England might need to tighten up a little as the half progresses.
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Scott Barrett at 6 is a disaster, he should get hooked at half time.
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England far superior in attack and even more so in defence. 10-0 flatters the All Blacks.
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