[RWC2019][Pool A] Round 2 - Japan vs. Ireland (28/09/2019)

[Bada-Bing!]

If something is going to lose RWC a World Cup it is Best's throwing in at the lineout.

 

[OwenPB]

Obviously not.

 

[Leinster Fan]

At the very least this will stop pundits creaming themselves over our '100%' lineout. Porter literally had to catch one last week.

 

[big ginger 8]

Those ones annoy me, he's illegal but releases the second he's told to. If you're going to give it anyway just give it.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Some hit.

 

[Leinster Fan]

That was dumb from Carty, thankfully our ball anyway.

 

[bushytop]

Take a bow Jap scrum!

Edit... but always keep your eye on the opponent... even when you bow!

 

[Bluemoon]

...

 

[Bada-Bing!]

What a scrum from Japan. Be interesting to see if it was legal.

 

[Reiser99]

Those ones annoy me, he's illegal but releases the second he's told to. If you're going to give it anyway just give it.

I think it's a bit more complicated. I think the ref also how much it slows the ball down and affects the attack. Sometimes the team still has opportunities, other times there is not much advantage to let them keep playing.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Em excuse me what?

Even the Japanese forwards were surprised by that decision.

 

[Groundhog]

Very illegal scrumming lol

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

What a scrum from Japan. Be interesting to see if it was legal.

It was not!

 

[Rinkadink]

That location looks bad. What is there other than ribs? Cracked or broken potentially.

Could be muscle, if you pull/tear one there it can really mess you up. Surprisingly hurt more than some of the other injuries I've had.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

It was not!

Yep not pushing straight. Japan's no. 1 clearly coming across and scrum going sideways.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Jaysus that was harsh.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Japan's no. 1 clearly coming across and scrum going sideways

The sheer irony of it after accusing Healy of that earlier in the week.

 

[OwenPB]

We're going to be talking about the quality of the ref after this one too.

 

[Leinster Fan]

That's a really poor restart. Mostly a good first half from Carty though.

 

[Reiser99]

Scrum is another area that needs to be referred more consistently. I'd like to see referees telling players to use it quicker when the ball is at the back and the scrum is stable instead of trying to milk a penalty.