[2021 Six Nations] France vs Wales (20/03/2021)

[bushytop]

Hi guys, would someone like to help me out here. As a Dutchy I havent watched a lot of rugby in my life so there are still some things I don't fully understand. Can someone explain the last two yellow cards for Wales and the last penalty for France for me? Much appreciated!
Great game by the way

My mind is currently blown and I can't even remember the actual incidents... apart from the fact that they were the right calls. Sorry I can't be of more help, Rugby can do that if you're fully invested!

 

[Brandon2k]

Yes. Cheating x 3.

 

[bushytop]

Yes. Cheating x 3.

Basically

 

[Brandon2k]

Probably the best Welsh performance of the tournament ironically. Feel for their fans, pretty awful way to lose a slam.

They didnt lose a slam. Just like the French didnt lose a slam or any other team. it wasnt Wales slam to lose.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

AWJ is a class act.

Was

 

[Brandon2k]

Playing Italy and putting in 8 tries without much of a sweat might not be as taxing as playing Wales to the finish line, I am sure you'll agree with me.
Quite extraordinay games today, Scotland putting 50 points to Italy, England drowning in Dublin and France scoring the winning try at the last second. This is what 6N is about!

And England being the only team perhaps to beat the eventual winners. lets not lose sight of that.

 

[Redman7]

Am surprised the game wasn't abandoned. If it was any other team there wouldn't have been enough players left on the field to compete during those last 12 minutes where Wales just couldn't cope with the French attack and resorted to 'English' tactics. Even employing their own tactics of slowing down scrums and sealing off rucks. Not good to watch. And all that time wasting could have cost them them not only the tournament but also the grand slam. If they had stuck to their normal game they might have seen it through.
Wales have ridden their luck this tournament and have had the rub of the green with all the referees in three of their last 4 games plus tonight's. Their third 'try' hasn't been grounded yet. The whole world plus the video ref could see that but he couldn't make the decision it wasn't a try as the ref had already said it was. The question to 'Barnsey' (sound like good mates dont they) was "On-field its a try...is there any reason to say the ball wasn't grounded"? The answer was 'no reason to suggest the ball wasn't grounded". Well apart from the obvious fact that it wasn't grounded what the heck was he looking at! It was either grounded or not. Why not say 'the ball was grounded...mate'.
Its sad to say but the refs have ruined this tournament.

So your happapointed france won??

 

[Brandon2k]

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The non-rose tinted spectacle police.

 

[ncurd]

Hi guys, would someone like to help me out here. As a Dutchy I havent watched a lot of rugby in my life so there are still some things I don't fully understand. Can someone explain the last two yellow cards for Wales and the last penalty for France for me? Much appreciated!
Great game by the way

Two yellow cards for continual infringements (should of got a 3rd).

Last one was for sealing off. Basically when tackled you have to attempt to make the ball available. If you deliberately stop either team doing so you stop the opposition from able to gain possession legally which is considered a penalty offence.

 

[Brandon2k]

So your happapointed france won??

?

 

[Redman7]

?

Based on your post I can't tell if your happy france won or disappointed?

 

[bushytop]

The non-rose tinted spectacle police.

Daffodil-tint pal... problem!

 

[Brandon2k]

Wales will be kicking themselves for sealing off.

Or giving away too many penalties and having 2 men sin binned at critical moments. AWJ should take responsibility
for that indiscipline. If it was Farrell the press would be hounding him but because it isnt...

 

[Brandon2k]

Based on your post I can't tell if your happy france won or disappointed?

neither. Am being realistic.

 

[Brandon2k]

Agreed, that is where they lost it and possibly they deserved to lose for playing cynically at the end rather than trying to win the game. I know all teams would probably do the same in that situation, but after such a great game they slightly spoilt their performance a bit at the end.

The game and the ref was in their pocket. They threw it away.

 

[Brandon2k]

**** yes! Let's have Wales cynical play punished more in future.

It wont happen as long as AWJ is a national treasure like Judy Dench is to the English.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Imagine coming fifth, being smashed by a pure average team and trying to rub salt in the wounds in here....

 

[MattGaff]

Always a horrible way to lose when the clock is in the red. Congrats France. Entertaining until the end.
Not even close to smashing up my tv here. Just needed to keep discipline as soon as France for the red - which was lucky AF anyway as AWJ was about to get a yellow

 

[bushytop]

Imagine coming fifth, being smashed by a pure average team and trying to rub salt in the wounds in here....

Woah, is this idiot actually English... I thought he must've been French!?!?

 

[Tooting Carmen]

What a cruel and hideous ending. Championship still might be won though.