@tindlea@WorldRugby My gripe isn’t really about what they were actually penalised for (aside from the red card), it was about what *wasnt* penalised and was just let go. The forward passes were pretty one sided, the high hit on the Irish jumper (if TB was red, that was red), Barratt’s run into touch
Absolute joke of a game this is. We need a serious review of the standard of officiating @WorldRugby cause the sport is dying in front of our eyes with every utterly pathetic refereeing performance. Forward passes, ungrounded tries, delayed marks, unjust reds etc etc etc. #IREvNZ
@tindlea@WorldRugby If one or two of the those instances happen per game, yeah fair enough. But when it’s consistent throughout the match and is as one sided as it was tonight, that’s where the frustration lies.
@tindlea@WorldRugby The mark does have to be called for immediately though, not when you’ve travelled 5 paces and realised that you’ve crossed the touch line. At least 5 uncalled forward passes in open play for NZ, I didn’t see Ire being let off for any, not to mention the one that led to the card
@tindlea@WorldRugby Nope, just a frustrated fan who’s used to a higher officiating standard in my grassroots games! You can’t honestly say with a straight face that that was a well officiated game, surely?
@ZSonkwala@TightFive_Rugby You can’t sink your teeth in if you’re wearing a gum shield, which she was. Just because she wasn’t physically able to break the skin doesn’t mean she didn’t apply one hell of a force to Aoife’s arm.
@adammoursy Where is the evidence of this “very, very high bar”? I feel like I’m going insane seeing everyone saying this, with absolutely no evidence of it at international level. Can I say I have a “very, very high bar” but just choose not to show it week in week out and get away with it?
@Ltm67@BriainOSuill@IrishRugby@SixNationsRugby How on earth based on what we’ve seen of him are Prendergast’s performances good enough for the 10 jersey?! All this shite about it being bitter Munster fans who are questioning his selection is bullshit, every fan from every province outside of Leinster are screaming it.
@BholdBhoy@EthanRxllinsRWZ@IrishRugby Yeah…no mate. You’re wrong on this one on pretty much every level. I know it’s a stereotype, but it’s a stereotype for a very valid reason - if he didn’t play for Leinster he’d be nowhere near the Ireland team, never mind in such important matches as this. It’s shocking.
@DMWagner6@ChasePadusniak@pourfairelevide I know two archaeologists who were diagnosed with osteoarthritis in their knees before the age of 30, and from 3 years of digging myself I have serious shoulder and back issues due to repetitive strain. Catch yourself on, sitting down in an office is much easier on the body.
Is there anything with a better joy:price ratio than a £1 bunch of daffodils? Not like 'an Alpine dawn' or 'my child's laughter' I mean stuff you can buy