European Champions Cup Quater Final Saracens v Racing Metro

[chippieolamus]

Itoje rucks so strongly, nobody seems to be strong enough to stop him.

 

[ianw16]

As a neutral, all I can say is thank god that's over. Should have watched the soccer on the other side of the pub. Ruined my Sunday lunch has that. Dreadful stuff.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Over Hamilton my God yes. Hargreaves is a great captain though.

 

[Gavin]

I guess that everybody here will find this last penalty totally normal...Owens just proved again that he does not like the frenchies...A bit like the numbers of "Mistakes" he has done during England France...What a rip off, this sort of referee should be banned for life of Rugby....

Wise up

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Itoje really should be starting

Especially considering how bone headed Hamilton is.

I guess that everybody here will find this last penalty totally normal...Owens just proved again that he does not like the frenchies...A bit like the numbers of "Mistakes" he has done during England France...What a rip off, this sort of referee should be banned for life of Rugby....

Claasens dove straight over to seal off from Johnstons jackle, what do you expect in that situation?

 

[barthelemy]

Wise up

Yeah sure....A proper ripp off, he was just waiting to give whatever he could to Saracens...

 

[profitius]

Saracens really shouldn't have won that match. Racing threw it away.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Negative rugby winning again...

 

[chippieolamus]

Effective rugby winning again...

Ftfy

 

[ianw16]

Saracens really shouldn't have won that match. Racing threw it away.

Kind of deserved what they got for showing a total lack of ambition against a very average team, on the day.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah sure....A proper ripp off, he was just waiting to give whatever he could to Saracens...

Aye, Owens, notoriously a massive England fan, did all he could to eliminate the side with several welsh intetnationals

 

[yaboyjj]

Over Hamilton my God yes. Hargreaves is a great captain though.

+1
Futures looking bright for Sarries though with an Itoje/Kruis second row

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ftfy

I was taking the mick! Take a peek at the Leinster thread!!

 

[valley commando]

As a neutral, all I can say is thank god that's over. Should have watched the soccer on the other side of the pub. Ruined my Sunday lunch has that. Dreadful stuff.

Your right there mate, like watching paint dry, no creativity, the Clermont game yesterday was excellent.

 

[barthelemy]

Claasens dove straight over to seal off from Johnstons jackle, what do you expect in that situation?

I let you rewatch the match and see how many situation like this there has been all the match and how many times Owens gave a penalty...Anyway, you are not objective.

Owens does not like England but he likes even less France, do not know why, always been like this with him...England France was a good example of this.

Anyway, Saracens are quite bad and Racing just handed them the game overall (this knock on of imhoff OMG), they will lose in semi-final, no chance against clermont or toulon...At least, this result will permit to English rugby to not finish entirely naked at clubs level on the european scene

 

[TheSaffycen]

I let you rewatch the match and see how many situation like this there has been all the match and how many times Owens gave a penalty...Anyway, you are not objective.

Owens does not like England but he likes even less France, do not know why, always been like this with him...England France was a good example of this.

If he is so pro England than how did Roberts stay on the pitch when he deliberately knocked it on when we had a overlap ? Or give us no penalties when Ducalcon was on his knees for about 3 scrums as Vunipola had him on toast ? Also didn't yellow Van Der Merwe for tackling Kruis in the air ? He told Racing stay on your feet when he should've penalised them, they then did it 2 rucks afterwards and then he finally gave the penalty.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Anyway, you are not objective.

I know, i wanted Racing to win and i dislike Saracens.

 

[91jmay]

England/France. you mean where he let France drop a maul illegally on the goalline then gave them a penalty?
Itoje excellent again for me. Exciting prospect.
Not sure how anyone who knows rugby can think that last penalty wasn't one and I hate Saracens.

 

[ianw16]

I let you rewatch the match and see how many situation like this there has been all the match and how many times Owens gave a penalty...Anyway, you are not objective.

Owens does not like England but he likes even less France, do not know why, always been like this with him...England France was a good example of this.

Anyway, Saracens are quite bad and Racing just handed them the game overall (this knock on of imhoff OMG), they will lose in semi-final, no chance against clermont or toulon...At least, this result will permit to English rugby to not finish entirely naked at clubs level on the european scene

It was brainless rugby from Racing to even give him the chance to penalise them in that situation. Get it out of your own half. Kick for touch, kick for position, swarm all over the reciever, anything, just get it out of kicking range. Saracens wouldn't have scored a try if they'd played until midnight against 13 men. Just idiotic rugby. And I have to agree they sealed off the ball, probably for the second or third drive in a row. Only themselves to blame. Both teams deserved to lose.

 

[barthelemy]

If he is so pro England than how did Roberts stay on the pitch when he deliberately knocked it on when we had a overlap ? Or give us no penalties when Ducalcon was on his knees for about 3 scrums as Vunipola had him on toast ? Also didn't yellow Van Der Merwe for tackling Kruis in the air ? He told Racing stay on your feet when he should've penalised them, they then did it 2 rucks afterwards and then he finally gave the penalty.

Again, you can redo all the match and will certainly find a lot of situation where he has said nothing, same kind of situation or different. But he gave a winning penalty perfectly situated at 20 seconds of the end of the match. Claasen has even maybe done a real fool, I'm just criticizing this penalty just at that moment mainly and think Owens has a bias against the frenchies...