[RWC2019][Quarter-Final 4] Japan vs. South Africa (20/10/2019)

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Oooof. That's a big call.

Thought so too.

 

[JonoCymru]

Looked ok to me on the replay that? Could turn out to be a huge call.

 

[Reiser99]

Phew it's a close game. All to play for in the second half.

Right I'm off for a shower and shave.

 

[die_mole]

South Africa really needs to sort their heads out. They are taking chances like a team that's expected to lose this game.

 

[Kapa O Pango]

Tight match.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

DDA was held, brought to ground and his knee was on the floor. So yes it was a tackle. Right call.

 

[Jer1cho]

This has happened all tournament. Referee buckles under the crowd. He is really pinging us for everything he can. That was a TMO call at best, but no, calls it immediately.

 

[ncurd]

This has happened all tournament. Referee buckles under the crowd. He is really pinging us for everything he can. That was a TMO call at best, but no, calls it immediately.

Was it correct? Because it was.

 

[die_mole]

Tough call for Barnes but it's correct. Thing is 9 out of 10 times the guy crawling on the floor gets tackled again so you don't have to make the call. DDA crawler too well there.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[mdaclarke]

Japan are playing 16 men

 

[Zerobound]

Thank the lord Barnes pinged that. People have been getting away with getting up after being tackled all tournament.

Many times from Japan so this match too. If it didn't lead to a try it wouldn't have been called is my suspicion

 

[ratsapprentice]

Tough call for Barnes but it's correct. Thing is 9 out of 10 times the guy crawling on the floor gets tackled again so you don't have to make the call. DDA crawler too well there.

Aye.

 

[donmcdazzle]

Plenty going Japan's way with the ref.

Either way SA's set piece will get them through, Japan has been creaking a fair bit. Eventually they'll break

 

[Jer1cho]

Was it correct? Because it was.

Yeah as correct as ignoring forward passes. Either way we need to play our game and not the Japanese game

 

[corny]

No fairness in the calls at all. Japs allowed breaks the laws routinely....marginal calls always called against SA. Same deal with the pool games.

Likes watching Japan and their enthusiasm in infectious but i hope they lose for the integrity of the tournament. They'd beat Wales with the platform they'd get from the ref.

 

[TommiG88]

Yeah as correct as ignoring forward passes.

Didn't you earn your try from a scrum given for a forward pass?

 

[Pom in Exile]

This has happened all tournament. Referee buckles under the crowd. He is really pinging us for everything he can. That was a TMO call at best, but no, calls it immediately.

Well you could be down to 14 if he had gone to the TMO for the Beast tip tackle sooo...

 

[mdaclarke]

Why pick Kolbe if you aren't going to use him?

 

[Jer1cho]

Didn't you earn your try from a scrum given for a forward pass?

Yes. After that Barnes reckoned he had seen enough of them.