The knock back was an Irish kneeSo you can go back and check if the kick touched an Irish hand, but completely ignore the New Zealand player scooping the ball back illegally which caused the turnover, which is shown on a replay.
Fair score so far, marginally generous to Ireland.We haven't fired a shot. 2021 Bundee back and Crowley not marshalling the troops. Three down a good return tbh.
Make it up in the day so it would seem.Last week we heard the ref saying not every head contact is foul play.
What's the actual rule world rugby?
Ireland looking quite rusty like England did last week. NZ fully deserve their lead
I hope that rust extends to SA on Sunday!I thought this when I saw the schedule. Ideally you'd want your first hit out to be against a touring tier 2 nation which from memory was the way in the past. Allows to shake any rust off in a lower risk fixture.
I think Ireland are good enough to get back in this regardless. Pen count is high but defending much better than England did last weekend.
Tbh they could have. Nick Berry always seems to have his own interpretations of the laws.I thought they were trialling that law where if the opposition doesn't jump then it's play on, but I guess not