[RWC2019][Pool C] Round 1 - England vs. Tonga (22/09/2019)

[Leonormous Boozer]

Good shout. Could never give a red with Watson that low anyway.

 

[ncurd]

No foul play!

This world cup is bloody joke on head hits.

It's yellow due to mitigation. A penalty a worst.

 

[Iron Lion Zion]

LOL you English and your refs...

if your F@*king good enough you rack up the points

 

[ratsapprentice]

No foul play!

This world cup is bloody joke on head hits.

It's yellow due to mitigation. A penalty a worst.

Ncurd is blind. Confirmed.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Would he ever have been fit enough for their style of play?

Maybe not for 80mins, he was good for the chiefs for a couple of seasons there though. Just could never lose enough weight / get fit enough. Has awesome skills and obviously massive power and pace for a big man. He’d be a rich man’s Ta’avao off the bench.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

LOL you English and your refs...

if your F@*king good enough you rack up the points

*You're

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

If we spend the entire World Cup looking at those tackles every game will last 4 hours.

It was contact with the chest and a wrap. Idk why the tmo ever looked at it.

 

[Jimbo]

No foul play!

This world cup is bloody joke on head hits.

It's yellow due to mitigation. A penalty a worst.

He wrapped unfortunately Watson had dropped massively, think you have to put it down as a rugby incident.

 

[ncurd]

Ncurd is blind. Confirmed.

Eh I'll admit to a fair amount of mitigation but enough to completely rule out a penalty? Sorry no.

 

[HenryChinaski]

100% the right call, though I'm pretty sure before this game is out we'll see hits from Tonga which are less legal from Tonga...

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Mixed first half for England. I think we got to kick for the corners and get our driving mauls going.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Yeah he got him around the chest, even after Watson slipped into it. Good call ref.

 

[Iron Lion Zion]

Ok so what do you think of England?

Not sure All Blacks or South Africa will be nervous at all after watching them struggle against Tonga for 40mins

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Eh I'll admit to a fair amount of mitigation but enough to completely rule out a penalty? Sorry no.

Lol

 

[Reiser99]

I thought if there is contact no amount of mitigation is enough to avoid a penalty. Having said that I think the ref made the right decision

 

[ratsapprentice]

Eh I'll admit to a fair amount of mitigation but enough to completely rule out a penalty? Sorry no.

You have 4K, super high FPS video of it not touching his head and wrapping and still you think it’s a head shot.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Ok so what do you think of England?

Not sure All Blacks or South Africa will be nervous at all after watching them struggle against Tonga for 40mins

Early days. Knockout rugby is different “competition”. Right now it’s just qualifying for it.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

My biggest worry is how reliant England are on Tuilagi.
Don't get me wrong JJ is a great replacement but no one in the squad can do what he does.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

100% the right call, though I'm pretty sure before this game is out we'll see hits from Tonga which are less legal from Tonga...

Like the widely celebrated, very illegal, hit on Binny

The same people up in arms over the hit in Aus vs Fiji are rubbing themselves raw over that

 

[TheSaffycen]

Ok so what do you think of England?

Not sure All Blacks or South Africa will be nervous at all after watching them struggle against Tonga for 40mins

On the face of what we've seen England wouldn't beat either of them. We'll have to see what happens in the second half but the intelligence of England to me is the most worrying part