Australia v Scotland

[The Fat]

Latest press release from the Wallabies dressing room is that Big Will Skelton is to change his name by Deed Poll to Big DUMB Will Skelton

 

[Dickie E]

check out the neck roll at game time 53:00. Wonder if anyone will have a look.

 

[The Fat]

Hijacking my own thread here, but if anyone watched the Ireland v Canada game, at the 43minute mark, the Ireland captain asks the ref something about an offside? he gives a little demo. Anyone enlighten me please? Came in at the end of the discussion

 

[talbazar]

In a nutshell and paraphrasing a lot:

Player: he's offside, isn't he?
Ref: I saw him, he's behind the last feet
Player: but I thought the directive was we have to be bound to be part of the ruck (with Demo)
Ref: He's on side because he is behind the last feet
Player: Thank you sir (with a brilliant "whatever: look)

More here: video at that time

 

[davidlandy]

check out the neck roll at game time 53:00. Wonder if anyone will have a look.

Well spotted. Has there been any citation?

 

[Dickie E]

the neck roll is becoming a bugbear of mine. Unlike the spear tackle, tackling player in air or the Will Skelton exocet shoulder charge it is difficult to spot in real time but is going to lead to something bad.

 

[UpandUnder]

the neck roll is becoming a bugbear of mine. Unlike the spear tackle, tackling player in air or the Will Skelton exocet shoulder charge it is difficult to spot in real time but is going to lead to something bad.

I’d like to see 16.2 (a) enforced at ruck time. It’s much safer clearing someone out at a ruck id their shoulders are level or above their hips.

 

[Pegleg]

That would require players being on their feet at ruck time. It aint going to happen.