England v France

[L'irlandais]

Hardly appropriate for prime time TV, even down under it has to be vulgar (and racist to boot.)

Origin and Etymology of bugger
Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy.

First Known Use: 1555

What sort of up bringing do ye give your kids in Oz/NZ?

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Origin and Etymology of bugger
Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy.

Blimey!!!!:wow:

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[timmad]

To play devil's advocate (FWIW I thought the call was right, in the spirit of the law), the law is not clear about what 'emerging' means and you so rarely see it penalised that there's a) not really a consensus about what is meant and b) very few people actually knew it was against the law.

When you add the extra complication of another player playing the ball first saying it was clearly still emerging is a bit of a stretch.

Or to put it another way: had he said play on, how many people would have said it should have been a penalty?

IMHO Wood should not have been pinged. OTOH I'm an advocate of using Law 14 as a credo:

The Game is to be played by players who are on their feet. A player must not make

the ball unplayable by falling down. Unplayable means that the ball is not

immediately available to either team so that play may continue.