European Rugby Champions Cup - Montpellier vs Glasgow (Pool 4)

[L'irlandais]

After 39 minutes of play Glasgow kick the ball dead ; but JP Doyle blew for half-time denying Montpellier a good scrum in the Warriors half.
I know [laws]A match is divided into two halves each of not more than forty minutes playing time.[/laws]Sure-ly allowing the scrum restart would be only fair in this instance?

 

[Pegleg]

Perhaps his watch differed from the TV clock?

 

[The umpire]

I shouldn't worry about it. He more than made up for it by playing 45 in the 2nd to give them a penalty try for a bonus point. Never mind Glasgow now 2 from 2, not that you'd know from BBC or Sky news.

 

[L'irlandais]

Rather than "making-up" for the lapse in the first half ; perhaps simply applying the "40-minute rule" to both halves, might be a better option. That said Gregor Townsend is more than happy with the win away from home.

Highlights: Montpellier v Glasgow

 

[winchesterref]

Rather than "making-up" for the lapse in the first half ; perhaps simply applying the "40-minute rule" to both halves, might be a better option. That said Gregor Townsend is more than happy with the win away from home.

Highlights: Montpellier v Glasgow

I'm fairly sure all it was is that his watch said differently.

 

[Pegleg]

Agreed. As per my earlier post.

 

[oldman]

Irish time?

 

[Phil E]

Irish time?

Guinness time!

 

[The umpire]

That said Gregor Townsend is more than happy with the win away from home.

Highlights: Montpellier v Glasgow

So am I. . Can't wait for the Toulouse games. Going to be a challenge.

 

[Browner]

So am I. . Can't wait for the Toulouse games. Going to be a challenge.

Timekeeping challenge?!?!

 

[Wedgie]

On 58 mins Ebersohn, the Montpellier 12, gets sin binned after being the tackler, getting to his feet and then kicking the ball from the pursuant ruck. One could, IMHO, make a pretty valid argument that he did not release the tackled player but the ref appears to makes it very clear that the YC is for kicking - and I assume that he only kicked the ball....so what was the offence?

 

[The umpire]

He's only ever so slightly offside at the ruck!

 

[Browner]

On 58 mins Ebersohn, the Montpellier 12, gets sin binned after being the tackler, getting to his feet and then kicking the ball from the pursuant ruck.

One could, IMHO, make a pretty valid argument that he did not release the tackled player

but the ref appears to makes it very clear that the YC is for kicking - and I assume that he only kicked the ball....so what was the offence?

Ruck formed ( that he wasn't part of) so the YC is for the subsequent cynical offside.

Refs two hands forming a bridge shape might be the clue, European translation for "ruck was formed" ....??????