Premiership Rugby 23/24 - Round 11

[Ragey Erasmus]

Jesus Christ Dunn, not dummy throwing is fully within your control. Why the hell do that on your own line!?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Dunnmb

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

So players can now just reach past a ruck and pick the ball up...?

 

[Jimbo]

From the side no less

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Jesus Christ this is dire. Do something other than kicking between the ******* 22s!

 

[Which Tyler]

From the side no less

It's only illegal if the ref, blows his whistle.
Bath were guilty of just waiting for that whistle, rather than trying to prevent the steal

 

[Which Tyler]

Jesus Christ this is dire. Do something other than kicking between the ******* 22s!

They've busted our plan of kicking longish, and only retreating 10m behind the landing spot - and copying it

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Stooke wearing 4 and packing down at 5,

I really want to hear an explanation from a scrum coach at some point

 

[West Country Wail]

We're really gonna be going into the 2026 RWC with Cole as first choice

Painter!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Painter!

I don't care what his hobbies are

 

[Jimbo]

Bath a few percent off in everything, if it clicks the flood gates could open.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Miles forward from Redpath, a lot of these being missed.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Bath playing like headless chickens then suddenly click for three passes and it's a try

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Really nice from TdG

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Nice finish, Bath just need to add more control to the occasional ability to make something from nothing.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I'm loving bath just flinging the ball around like it's a ba bas game. Where is the plan?

 

[Jimbo]

Wtf is going on at the breakdown, Ridley seems to have a unique take on it today.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Would love to know Cockanasiga's knock on rate vs other wingers, feel like he gets a hatful every game

 

[Which Tyler]

Would love to know Cockanasiga's knock on rate vs other wingers, feel like he gets a hatful every game

Mostly because he likes holding the ball in one hand into contact (Grrrrrr)
To be fair though, todays have been more about tackles coming in before he's got the ball; and more in general, he does get his hands onto balls other wingers would just leave as bad passes.
Both of those are mentality things, and I'm not sure I'd criticise the latter.
For the ball in one hand thing, I think he got a lot of success with that, and then keeping the ball alive and away out of the tackle as a kid; but coaches have worked it out, and it just doesn't work now it's expected. He really needs to learn not to do that, or keep it for special occassions.

 

[Which Tyler]

Now we've got a bit of time - can any forwards or refs explain the calls for Ackermann's 2 turnovers?

First seemed late, and in at the side, but ref gave him the okay, second one was very late, but the ref actively told him to go for the ball.