6 Nations Round 3 - France v Italy

[Paddington Bear]

Oh shit. Genuinely gutted

[Blackmac]

Nightmare. Gutted for them

[Hal Jordan]

FFS, fucking kicking tee!

[sturginho]

[Sandstorm]

13-13

Hard lines Italy, such a bummer.

[tcc_dc]

poor Italy....damn...

[sturginho]

FFS, fucking kicking tee!

Even the fucking tee is against us!

[Blackmac]

Fucking France, jammy bastards should be 0 from 3

[Paddington Bear]

How on earth does the ball fall off the tee in a dome?

[Blackmac]

Genuinely didn't know they wouldn't reset the clock for that.

[Hal Jordan]

That is going to haunt him for the rest of his life, the poor bastard.

[Paddington Bear]

Should Ridley have stopped the game when France started advancing? Can’t do that on a pen

[laurent]

Dreadful game. And once again lucky

[Slick]

Oh no!!

Italy getting a nice boost before we play them against the team we should have beaten

Despite that period when he was giving France everything thought the ref had a very accomplished game in the end

[PCPhil]

Should Ridley have stopped the game when France started advancing? Can’t do that on a pen

You are correct. I demand a rematch.

[Slick]

That is going to haunt him for the rest of his life, the poor bastard.

He seemed to take it in good spirits…

[PCPhil]

For a 13- 13 that was a brilliant match for a neutral.

[weegie01]

Should Ridley have stopped the game when France started advancing? Can’t do that on a pen

Yes. Should have been retaken.

As an Italian Scot, France can just go away.

[Blackmac]

Should Ridley have stopped the game when France started advancing? Can’t do that on a pen

Yeah, surely it's an infringement.

[ASMO]

France are a mess at the moment

[Blackmac]

Law 8.27

If the opposing team infringes while the kick is being taken but the kick at goal is successful, the goal stands and a further penalty is not awarded. If the kick is unsuccessful, the non-offending team is awarded a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark.

[PCPhil]

Law 8.27

If the opposing team infringes while the kick is being taken but the kick at goal is successful, the goal stands and a further penalty is not awarded. If the kick is unsuccessful, the non-offending team is awarded a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark.

I never knew that. So ref bottled it.

[topofthemoon]

Law 8.27

If the opposing team infringes while the kick is being taken but the kick at goal is successful, the goal stands and a further penalty is not awarded. If the kick is unsuccessful, the non-offending team is awarded a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark.

Law 8.22

If the kicker indicates to the referee the intent to kick at goal, the opposing team must stand still with their hands by their sides from the time the kicker starts to approach to kick until the ball is kicked.

The bolded bit being crucial here I think. Frenchies moved twice but both were prior to Garbisi starting his run-up.

[sturginho]

Great try. Sorry Sturg if this jinxes it, but I’m calling Italy winning this

Fuck you!

[Blackmac]

Law 8.27

If the opposing team infringes while the kick is being taken but the kick at goal is successful, the goal stands and a further penalty is not awarded. If the kick is unsuccessful, the non-offending team is awarded a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark.

Law 8.22

If the kicker indicates to the referee the intent to kick at goal, the opposing team must stand still with their hands by their sides from the time the kicker starts to approach to kick until the ball is kicked.

The bolded bit being crucial here I think. Frenchies moved twice but both were prior to Garbisi starting his run-up.

Yeah , it seems a bit messy.

[ASMO]

I can only imagine how well Torq is taking this

[Guy Smiley]

I can only imagine how well Torq is taking this

[PCPhil]

I can only imagine how well Torq is taking this

No Entmack to blame. I feel his sorrow.

[Blackmac]

I can only imagine how well Torq is taking this

Combined with Russell's display yesterday.

[Paddington Bear]

Italy back into the top 10 in the world rankings. U20s look good as well. It’s a matter of time until they have a multi win 6N. They’ll cause Scotland some issues and should go to Cardiff as favourites

[sturginho]

Italy back into the top 10 in the world rankings. U20s look good as well. It’s a matter of time until they have a multi win 6N. They’ll cause Scotland some issues and should go to Cardiff as favourites

Let's not get ahead of ourselves now

[Yeeb]

Law 8.27

If the opposing team infringes while the kick is being taken but the kick at goal is successful, the goal stands and a further penalty is not awarded. If the kick is unsuccessful, the non-offending team is awarded a penalty 10 metres in front of the original mark.

Law 8.22

If the kicker indicates to the referee the intent to kick at goal, the opposing team must stand still with their hands by their sides from the time the kicker starts to approach to kick until the ball is kicked.

The bolded bit being crucial here I think. Frenchies moved twice but both were prior to Garbisi starting his run-up.

Yeah , it seems a bit messy.

So waterboys count as being part of opposing team ?

[Sandstorm]

So waterboys count as being part of opposing team ?

Another Rassie call-out post....

[Guy Smiley]

So waterboys count as being part of opposing team ?

Another Rassie call-out post....

Waterboys shouldn't be on the ground during play (which includes taking a kick)... WR brought in the mandated water breaks to deal with that issue.

[Slick]

Have to say, I thought the players "charging" was a bit overblown and didn't really have any material impact on what happened. I have also seen very few Italians moaning about it, just seems to be everyone else.

[sockwithaticket]

So waterboys count as being part of opposing team ?

Another Rassie call-out post....

Waterboys shouldn't be on the ground during play (which includes taking a kick)... WR brought in the mandated water breaks to deal with that issue.

And swiftly dropped it when various commentators and pundits started whinging about slowing down the game and 'why do players need waterbreaks' as if letting coaches in bibs run onto the field at every stoppage with a few bottles was any better.

[sturginho]

Have to say, I thought the players "charging" was a bit overblown and didn't really have any material impact on what happened. I have also seen very few Italians moaning about it, just seems to be everyone else.

Yeah I don't think it made a difference, but that said I don't think France could have any complaints if the ref had called for it to be taken again

[Guy Smiley]

Another Rassie call-out post....

Waterboys shouldn't be on the ground during play (which includes taking a kick)... WR brought in the mandated water breaks to deal with that issue.

And swiftly dropped it when various commentators and pundits started whinging about slowing down the game and 'why do players need waterbreaks' as if letting coaches in bibs run onto the field at every stoppage with a few bottles was any better.

Did they? Stupid cunce.

[topofthemoon]

Law 8.22

If the kicker indicates to the referee the intent to kick at goal, the opposing team must stand still with their hands by their sides from the time the kicker starts to approach to kick until the ball is kicked.

The bolded bit being crucial here I think. Frenchies moved twice but both were prior to Garbisi starting his run-up.

Yeah , it seems a bit messy.

So waterboys count as being part of opposing team ?

They shouldn't have been there. The only penalty offence I can see that they could incur would be if they actually touched the ball. Other than that, the ref can caution them or send them off and they can be subject to misconduct charges.

Ref could maybe have taken a pause on the shot clock and got the French players and staff sorted out appropriately. With the ball toppling with only 20 seconds left though I think everyone on the field was panicking a bit and not thinking clearly.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

If you can't balance a ball on a kicking tee in a stadium with a closed roof it's a bit hard to have any sympathy.