Rugby Union Thread

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Oblomov Boblomov** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:55 am

Why do SA get a penalty there? Have no idea what is going on most the time. Looked to me like they threw it sideways into the scrum in their favour, which for some reason then gives them an advantage to run as close to the posts as possible because when the whistle goes next time they get a penalty?!

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Victor Mildew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:56 am

A game of forcing penalties

What a load of gooseberry fool

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Mommy Christmas** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:57 am

Victor Mildew wrote:A game of forcing penalties What a load of gooseberry fool

England have played that game many a time.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Victor Mildew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:58 am

I don't care. It's the rugby world cup final, it should be exciting.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Mommy Christmas** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:00 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Why do SA get a penalty there? Have no idea what is going on most the time. Looked to me like they threw it sideways into the scrum in their favour, which for some reason then gives them an advantage to run as close to the posts as possible because when the whistle goes next time they get a penalty?!

The scrum is always contentious. The law says they must put in straight but the player putting in can line his shoulder with the centre line of the scrum, giving them an advantage. What SA are doing is outmuscling England and forcing penalties. Not pretty but effective.

Mommy wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Why do SA get a penalty there? Have no idea what is going on most the time. Looked to me like they threw it sideways into the scrum in their favour, which for some reason then gives them an advantage to run as close to the posts as possible because when the whistle goes next time they get a penalty?!

The scrum is always contentious. The law says they must put in straight but the player putting in can line his shoulder with the centre line of the scrum, giving them an advantage. What SA are doing is outmuscling England and forcing penalties. Not pretty but effective.

Why is the penalty awarded in those circumstances?

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **sawyerpip** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:10 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Mommy wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Why do SA get a penalty there? Have no idea what is going on most the time. Looked to me like they threw it sideways into the scrum in their favour, which for some reason then gives them an advantage to run as close to the posts as possible because when the whistle goes next time they get a penalty?!

The scrum is always contentious. The law says they must put in straight but the player putting in can line his shoulder with the centre line of the scrum, giving them an advantage. What SA are doing is outmuscling England and forcing penalties. Not pretty but effective.

Why is the penalty awarded in those circumstances?

Generally the most common penalties are where a team collapses the scrum, or not driving straight.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Tomous** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:10 am

Losing Sinckler was huge, SA dominating the scrum and will keep getting position and points from it if it carries on like that.

SA definitely the better team but England certainly have a try in them. Think they’ve been a little unlucky with the ref too.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Tomous** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:15 am

Fresh props. Scrum wasn’t even close.

England are strawberry floated unless they can sort something in the scrum.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **still** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:17 am

We are well and truly in the gooseberry fool...

sawyerpip wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Mommy wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Why do SA get a penalty there? Have no idea what is going on most the time. Looked to me like they threw it sideways into the scrum in their favour, which for some reason then gives them an advantage to run as close to the posts as possible because when the whistle goes next time they get a penalty?!

The scrum is always contentious. The law says they must put in straight but the player putting in can line his shoulder with the centre line of the scrum, giving them an advantage. What SA are doing is outmuscling England and forcing penalties. Not pretty but effective.

Why is the penalty awarded in those circumstances?

Generally the most common penalties are where a team collapses the scrum, or not driving straight.

Oh right okay, thanks.

I remember trying to play rugby at school and giving away fouls/offsides without having any idea why. Felt like the ref was making it up as he was going along :lol:

.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Victor Mildew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:18 am

Game over at the moment, strawberry float this penalty bollocks.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Tomous** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:22 am

There you go. Need to build on that.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Knoyleo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:26 am

I'll never not hate hearing that chariot dirge.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Hypes** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:28 am

Urgh strawberry float this

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **sawyerpip** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:28 am

This is South Africa's third world cup final, there's yet to be a try in any of them :lol:

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by KK » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:37 am

I think it's coming home.

To Africa.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Drumstick** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:38 am

Jinxed.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Victor Mildew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:38 am

Pack it up. We're done here.

PostRe: 2019 Rugby World Cup by **Hypes** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:39 am

That's that then

Rugby Union Thread

Who is online

Affiliates