NPR

Mr Tim Buktoo wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:53 pm Disgraceful performance from him today. He should be stood down from the panel after this along with the token female tmo.
How many knock ons or forward passes did they miss. 3 of England's tries shouldn't have been allowed. If it was any other team that it went against, there would be uproar. But it's only Italy so no one gives a fuck.
Scotland don't do refs!

Mr Tim Buktoo wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:37 pm Maybe give me an opinion about today's game instead of telling me to fuck off. It was a disgraceful performance by the refs and should be called out. It's only Italy tho eh?
You English? Not like you are gonna be too upset about it if so.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:50 pm

Mr Tim Buktoo wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:37 pm Maybe give me an opinion about today's game instead of telling me to fuck off. It was a disgraceful performance by the refs and should be called out. It's only Italy tho eh?
You English? Not like you are gonna be too upset about it if so.

Get fucked.

Get doubly fucked for calling the TMO a token. I don't particularly rate her, but she's no worse than many others who get to fill the role. Definitely not a token.

I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:57 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:50 pm

Mr Tim Buktoo wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:37 pm Maybe give me an opinion about today's game instead of telling me to fuck off. It was a disgraceful performance by the refs and should be called out. It's only Italy tho eh?
You English? Not like you are gonna be too upset about it if so.

Get fucked.

Get doubly fucked for calling the TMO a token. I don't particularly rate her, but she's no worse than many others who get to fill the role. Definitely not a token.

Joy Neville is a great ref, calling her a token is pathetic. When she's on a Pro14 game I'm looking forward to a good contest. Mike Adamson isn't a good ref to be fair.

Biffer wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:39 pm An Irishman complaining about refs. From the country that gave the world George fucking Clancy.

Mr Tim Buktoo wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:01 pm Ok maybe calling her a token wasn't a wise choice ,but in this day and age it's hard not to have that view.
I'm Irish. I've seen her ref. She is not that great a ref and an even worse tmo.
Anyway, the point being, Adamson was shocking today and shouldn't ref a top international again untill he sorts his shit out.
First English try was a obvious knock on. I called it as it happened. Couldn't believe it wasn't called back.
Second English try, the Italian sealed off for maybe 1 or 2 seconds. This shit happens constantly and it happened in this game also in other instances which wasn't called.
Mays try was a jump of the tackle and dangerous.
But whatever about the tries, he missed 4 or 5 forward passes at least.

sturginho wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:43 am I admit that I don't really understand the laws about what constitutes a dive for the line. But I don't see how jumping over a tackle can be legal in some parts of the pitch and not others. If the tackler had taken him out would he have been sent off for taking the player out in the air?

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:14 pm

sturginho wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:43 am I admit that I don't really understand the laws about what constitutes a dive for the line. But I don't see how jumping over a tackle can be legal in some parts of the pitch and not others. If the tackler had taken him out would he have been sent off for taking the player out in the air?

There are a few incidents that are refereed differently in different areas of the field, especially the so-called red zone - a deliberate knock on can be a yellow card and a penalty try in that area or just a penalty further out.

May was within his rights to jump as he did, surely no one would want to take that spectacular finish out of the game?

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:09 pm

Tichtheid wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:14 pm

sturginho wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:43 am I admit that I don't really understand the laws about what constitutes a dive for the line. But I don't see how jumping over a tackle can be legal in some parts of the pitch and not others. If the tackler had taken him out would he have been sent off for taking the player out in the air?

There are a few incidents that are refereed differently in different areas of the field, especially the so-called red zone - a deliberate knock on can be a yellow card and a penalty try in that area or just a penalty further out.

May was within his rights to jump as he did, surely no one would want to take that spectacular finish out of the game?

Spectacular doesn’t matter. It is dangerous and against the laws.