Recent content by Dixie

Can anyone make use of (no need to pay for!) 4 tickets to the final? I know a guy who knows a guy who can't now go.

Hard to say Lewis was robbed. Mercedes have been playing catch-up all season with Red Bull setting the pace. Yes, LH entered the decider on a 3-race roll but MV would have won on count back if neither finished. So on to the race... Absent the crash with 5 laps to go, the race is Lewis's...

Just FYI, now the old site has been retired these thread links no longer work. Hi to anyone who remembers me! It's been a while.

During Ireland's trouncing of SA this weekend, Johnny Sexton kicked at goal so often his shoelaces wore out, requiring adjustment before a conversion. This set me wondering about the order of priority of the following laws: 5.4(b) ... Time is allowed for a player to re-tie a boot-lace...

"You mess with the bull, you get the horns." This could be a bad look in an ageing referee

Final pass from Biggar is knocked forward by Vakatawa in the process of making a tackle. The tackle was a textbook double-arm wrap - perhaps the most suspicious thing about it. Earned V a YC. Fair call?

When Venditi knocked on with a foot in touch, was Nigel correct to overrule the throw to Italy in favour of what the commentators call the 1st offence - being the knock on while in touch?

Over the weekend, the referee of the Blues v Scarlets game made a horrendous error, YC-ing a player who was held back and dragged to ground while chasing a kick ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVh-jmw9yts Ignoring the irony that it was his own brother playing for the oppo who held him...

So I'm thinking of retiring (from work, obviously - retired from reffing a while ago) and moving to Leicestershire. Location parameters are: Pretty village Energy efficient modern property Easy access to M1 North Good recreational facilities nearby Striking distance of Welford Road for Tigers...

Strange that there is as yet no thread on the refereeing of this test. Perhaps I have missed it - or no-one thought the game worth watching. At about 25 minutes, NZ have a 5m scrum. Wales lock out, but NZ put on immense pressure. As a result, the Welsh prop is lifted extremely dangerously...

Blackberry makes reference to this in another thread, but as it involved a club I once played for I thought I would make specific reference to it. http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14...en_called_off/...

During France v Scotland, Alex Dunbar received a YC for a dump tackle that was reviewed on the screen and determined to cross the line for a lift tackle, with Sexton's legs above his waist. It was a marginal case as there was not much of a lift (if any). It is now reported that JS is to face...

In the 6N game between England and Ireland, Mike Brown found himself on his feet in a ruck - which in today's world proves that he is unfamiliar with that particular phase of play. He elected to use his feet to try to get possession of the ball - or more accurately, to prevent Ireland getting...

A photo here of the original tackle - above the headline saying Jonathan Kaplan didn't consider the tackle to be dangerous For my money, that's a high tackle regardless of Parisse's action.

Yes - God help us if we ever get to this point: