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I would say physical exertion and level of conditioning leads to drop in skill and concentration. What used to be a beautiful part of the game for running the other team ragged for 60 mins is now masked by having 2 sets of forwards that do 40 mins each, especially as they bob around the centre...

Deja Vu: Caterpillar - Not the great song by The Cure :)

I'd love to see teams being given the opportunity to compete for the ruck! However as observed by @didds this just doesn't occur, players in from offside, not thorough the gate, flopping on top and sealing off are all regarded as "legal". We seem to have inherited this phrase and skill...

In a game of such poor quality any score is decisive. It must be galling to watch 2 teams who clearly do not want to play rugby, (apart from the late addition of Theo Dan) you can try and speed up the game but if neither team want to play anything other than kick tennis then you can only...

Addressing the push off the ball on Ramm from Care, Hull explained with the following bullet points: Through my lens Care, took out a player, it was off the ball and was cynical and designed to slow down/prevent Saints from sustaining an attack from 7/8 m out and with Quins defence scattered...

ok, let's say we run with it not being a tackle then if you want. Can we go to Law 13, or is there another interpretation you can bring in? 13 Players on the ground in open play Principle The game is played only by players who are on their feet. Players, who go to ground to gather the ball...

There will always be grey areas, even in the most simple decisions, humans interpret things differently according to our life exposure and the prejudice and bias we accumulate, it's a fact of life and what makes us interesting. And? Tackle requires: For a tackle to occur, the ball-carrier is...

I would suggest that with perhaps a very squint and S African bias to your selected images that the try could be marginal. Hand down, do you call it trigger or cannon arm, is not considered to be fully down, there is still bend in the legs, the knees are not down and he is still driving...

More about ongoing investigations here Although still hidden away and not really being the publicly visible deterrent :confused:

@shebeen Toulouse v Racing TV pictures went off was that also to affect something downstream, you may wish to review it and ensure there is no conspiracy afoot. Need to find out who keeps making coffee!

Wales and Jenkins?

@shebeen Still not sure what your point of contention is and I believe you are still conflating issues. NO said if you see something one way then you may decide it was an offence. A much better way to encourage effective analysis by referees than merely saying that he felt the officials on the...

So no end of potential causes and issues to be unpicked there!

How convoluted and archaic, why not have a set of water clocks or egg timers:sneaky: We have timing systems that can track many thousands of subjects at the same time, think of large public events like London Marathon, mass participation cycling events etc. Looking a the problem, even of you...

Perhaps but also some recognition about the time recording activities using which clocks, TV clock, synchronisation, independent control, clear signalling from the referee and perhaps most importantly the team manager nagging your nuts off that he needs to get his player back on, especially as...

So a try that Nigel Owen would not directly admit to being illegal, despite plenty of time to review angles and consider all evidence was allowed on the pitch. Your statement: Don't see that in the two articles you have linked: Technical failures do occur unless you have a conspiracy theory...

So re-telling what was said where a number of observations were raised, apparently including the following: Quite different to the click bait headline: As reported: So that's Galthie's recollection. Facts - SA won the RWC 2023 SA won the RWC by the slimmest points margin in history. A...

There was one earlier in the game where there was shoulder to shoulder collision and the final penalty the attacking player was always going down and collapsed onto the tackling player. How are players expected to wrap when you bounce off?

In the same review of the conduct of the French medics during the final few moment of the game v Italy? Clearly the sole arbiter needs to deal as they see fit but the weight of the authorities needs to be brought and the required high standards re-established.

Only arms around? Or: What where the props doing binding on each other and did they also have arms around the hooker? Under or over the props legally doesn't matter but if they are not grasping then yes they are not bound. But if binding under the props, legalyl, it is easy to slip the...