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The Rugby Thread, 2nd Tackle


SirFozzie

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News flash: Scotland are very, VERY good.

 

edit: This was posted at halftime on the BBC text feed:

 

Martin Johnson

Former England captain and coach on BBC One

Wales should probably be leading.

They'll be sat in the changing rooms thinking, "we're in this".

 

As it turned out, they weren't actually "in this"

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Honorable defeats for Italy and Wales.. tommorrow's game should be interesting

 

edit: Well, whether it would be a game was answered in the first ten minutes or so as Scotland have a player sent off (haven't seen it yet, so can't opine on it, but oof. Makes me wish that the 20 minute rules was in effect)

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Well, I celebrated earning my "Degenerate Gambler: Online Sports" badge (I already had the poker version) with online sportsbooks legal in MA, by making my first rugby bet. They made me sweat (I had Ireland -8.5), and I have to admit, having a tenner on the result made me pay attention to the last couple minutes when it would have faded to background noise as the result was decided.

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Just now, SirFozzie said:

Damn. That was a good first half until the last couple minutes where England have a man sent off in.. somewhat controversial circumstances. Ireland odds on for the Slam.

Beat me to it. Red card for you? I'm leaning towards no.

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Earlier on in the tournament, Liam Williams got a yellow card because Johnny Sexton ran face first into his shoulder. By that standard, it was absolutely a red.

The rules are pretty clear these days, if someone gets a pointy bit to the head, the person whose pointy bit it is will be sitting down, and he'll only be coming back on if they look like they tried to avoid hitting the target in the head.

As a Wise Man said: "it's very simple: you can't hit him on the melon."

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Perhaps, but the counter argument is that such outlandish punishments do change behaviour. No-one leads with their shoulders into people's heads in the ruck after two separate incidents won Wales a title a dew years back. 

Now, what behaviour Freddie Steward could have changed (other than wearing white,) I'm less sure.

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