I posted this on Facebook and got quite a bit of feedback.
Would appreciate the opinion of experts. Not saying all of my points are right, but I am fairly sure some of them are...
Have done it with MM:SS against the game clock..
Many congratulations to Ireland winning the Grand Slam on Paddy’s Day at Twickenham. Not been won there since the early 80’s so well done. I watched it live and didn’t get the benefit of replays/ commentary although I did have ref link so knew Nigel was in Gardner’s ear all game. I felt at the time that every single 50/50 went against England. I have just pained myself watching the 1st half again with the remote to hand. My analysis of the Gardner’s game is below. 29 ‘comments’ in 28 minutes.... not sour grapes, the best team won. But the first try was a knock on, second forward pass, 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] possible knock on. 21-5 at half time was always going to be too much for England.
4:20. Penalty is given against Farrell for late hit. In real time and slow mo he looks totally committed.
4:22. Daly catches ball 6 metres from touchline. Pen is given to Ireland 15m from touch giving better angle. Owens doesn’t say a word.
4:50. Sexton nicks another 2 metres when taking the pen. He does that with every single kick. Should be stopped.
5:47. Try given. Knock on by Kearney. Ref doesn’t ask TMO to look at that bit specifically. Hartley asks him and ref says the TMO has cleared that. He hadn’t. And Kearney also plays Watson in the air. Says they are dynamic which they are but Kearney plays Watson without the ball which makes him drop it. Watch Watson’s left hand.
8:33. Penalty to England. Murray slows down the quick take. Not a word from Owens. Right in front of him.
9:27 line out sacked. Ireland 6 does not enter from the back foot. Another pen England not given. Owens not a word.
10:09 first scrum. Sinckler has the upper hand on Healy so Healy disengages rather than give a pen.
10:47. Ball fed by Murray into the 2nd row. Should be a Free kick England.
11:15. Penalty against Itoje for offside. Not seen by ref, called by Owens watch his hand in his pocket. Fairly petty. Was it material? Just have a word. Highly pernickety by Owens. But he ignores all the other stuff.
11:29. Penalty committed on 22m line. Look where Sexton takes it from. Cannot help himself. 2 metres every time.
12:00. England line out told to move. One warning. 1 second later free kick given to Ireland.
13:18. Farrell kicks into Haskell head. Gives attacking scrum to Ireland for accidental offside. This is correct, but Ireland would have probably preferred to play on as Daly had three players on him. Laws about this are:
A player is accidentally offside if the player cannot avoid being touched by the ball or by a team-mate who is carrying the ball. Only if the offending team gains an advantage should play stop. Sanction: Scrum.
14:53 Murray’s put in is a joke.
17:37. Ireland blatantly collapse the scrum. Gardner resets not award a pen to England after speaking to both front rows.
18:35. Petty push by Murray on Wigglesworth. Then nicks the ball when it’s not out. Then a cheap shot by Irish 7 on Wigglesworth. Knee to his back.
18:46. Gardner is basically making it up.
19:26 Healy told to move from offside at maul but no advantage given.
19:28 Furlong flying run leading with head into maul.
20:21. Sinckler perfect jackal positon. First offence Ireland/ Sexton holding on. Then Robshaw knocks Sinckler so he is not supporting his own weight. Penalty given to Ireland not England.
21:40. Would love to know what useful gem Nigel is giving to Gardner.
22:37. Look where the ball goes out and where Ireland take the line out from.
23:13 I don’t know what footage the TMO checked but the last pass from Aki to Stander is a yard forward. Look at the lines on the pitch.
24:50 Best slows down England ball for England illegally. Told to get his hands off by ref but has taken the momentum.
25:01. Ref clearly saw Daly fumble the ball. Decided it went backwards.
25:06 Jaco Peyper overrules him. Watch him turn the mic on.
25:25. No arms at all by Aki on Daly. Led with shoulder to head. How is that not a yellow? Then head onto head is allowed????
27:05. Penalty against Ireland 5. How is that not a yellow card. Cynical penalty 2 yards from his try line.
27:15. Murray steals the ball again to prevent a quick tap.
28:04. Third penalty in a minute. Driving maul was flying. Has to be a penalty try. Gives the yellow card to O’Mahony but should have been 7 points.
29:04. 100% knocked on by Murray at the back of the line out.
29:40 shows angle where Kearney knocks on first try.
I had enough there.
Would appreciate the opinion of experts. Not saying all of my points are right, but I am fairly sure some of them are...
Have done it with MM:SS against the game clock..
Many congratulations to Ireland winning the Grand Slam on Paddy’s Day at Twickenham. Not been won there since the early 80’s so well done. I watched it live and didn’t get the benefit of replays/ commentary although I did have ref link so knew Nigel was in Gardner’s ear all game. I felt at the time that every single 50/50 went against England. I have just pained myself watching the 1st half again with the remote to hand. My analysis of the Gardner’s game is below. 29 ‘comments’ in 28 minutes.... not sour grapes, the best team won. But the first try was a knock on, second forward pass, 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] possible knock on. 21-5 at half time was always going to be too much for England.
4:20. Penalty is given against Farrell for late hit. In real time and slow mo he looks totally committed.
4:22. Daly catches ball 6 metres from touchline. Pen is given to Ireland 15m from touch giving better angle. Owens doesn’t say a word.
4:50. Sexton nicks another 2 metres when taking the pen. He does that with every single kick. Should be stopped.
5:47. Try given. Knock on by Kearney. Ref doesn’t ask TMO to look at that bit specifically. Hartley asks him and ref says the TMO has cleared that. He hadn’t. And Kearney also plays Watson in the air. Says they are dynamic which they are but Kearney plays Watson without the ball which makes him drop it. Watch Watson’s left hand.
8:33. Penalty to England. Murray slows down the quick take. Not a word from Owens. Right in front of him.
9:27 line out sacked. Ireland 6 does not enter from the back foot. Another pen England not given. Owens not a word.
10:09 first scrum. Sinckler has the upper hand on Healy so Healy disengages rather than give a pen.
10:47. Ball fed by Murray into the 2nd row. Should be a Free kick England.
11:15. Penalty against Itoje for offside. Not seen by ref, called by Owens watch his hand in his pocket. Fairly petty. Was it material? Just have a word. Highly pernickety by Owens. But he ignores all the other stuff.
11:29. Penalty committed on 22m line. Look where Sexton takes it from. Cannot help himself. 2 metres every time.
12:00. England line out told to move. One warning. 1 second later free kick given to Ireland.
13:18. Farrell kicks into Haskell head. Gives attacking scrum to Ireland for accidental offside. This is correct, but Ireland would have probably preferred to play on as Daly had three players on him. Laws about this are:
A player is accidentally offside if the player cannot avoid being touched by the ball or by a team-mate who is carrying the ball. Only if the offending team gains an advantage should play stop. Sanction: Scrum.
14:53 Murray’s put in is a joke.
17:37. Ireland blatantly collapse the scrum. Gardner resets not award a pen to England after speaking to both front rows.
18:35. Petty push by Murray on Wigglesworth. Then nicks the ball when it’s not out. Then a cheap shot by Irish 7 on Wigglesworth. Knee to his back.
18:46. Gardner is basically making it up.
19:26 Healy told to move from offside at maul but no advantage given.
19:28 Furlong flying run leading with head into maul.
20:21. Sinckler perfect jackal positon. First offence Ireland/ Sexton holding on. Then Robshaw knocks Sinckler so he is not supporting his own weight. Penalty given to Ireland not England.
21:40. Would love to know what useful gem Nigel is giving to Gardner.
22:37. Look where the ball goes out and where Ireland take the line out from.
23:13 I don’t know what footage the TMO checked but the last pass from Aki to Stander is a yard forward. Look at the lines on the pitch.
24:50 Best slows down England ball for England illegally. Told to get his hands off by ref but has taken the momentum.
25:01. Ref clearly saw Daly fumble the ball. Decided it went backwards.
25:06 Jaco Peyper overrules him. Watch him turn the mic on.
25:25. No arms at all by Aki on Daly. Led with shoulder to head. How is that not a yellow? Then head onto head is allowed????
27:05. Penalty against Ireland 5. How is that not a yellow card. Cynical penalty 2 yards from his try line.
27:15. Murray steals the ball again to prevent a quick tap.
28:04. Third penalty in a minute. Driving maul was flying. Has to be a penalty try. Gives the yellow card to O’Mahony but should have been 7 points.
29:04. 100% knocked on by Murray at the back of the line out.
29:40 shows angle where Kearney knocks on first try.
I had enough there.
