Craig Rees

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@Sooty10 @Nigelrefowens I just totally didn't understand this call live. I was shouting at the TV and haven't done that in a while! If anything it's two knock-ons looking at this replay, isn't it? First by LRZ and then by ST?

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@posty72 @SquidgeRugby @rugbyworldcup Although, it'd be brief, if France win tomorrow!

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@rugbyworldcup But you can't choose 6 French players!

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@Nigelrefowens The defender dives to join in the tackle BEFORE the attacker is on the ground. Should this not have been taken into account?

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

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[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@Nigelrefowens @btsportrugby @thepaulwilliams @WayneBarnesRef Is this explicitly in the case of the defender making direct contact with the ball? If he'd hit the arm would it be different? Having been informed of Law 11 5b, it seems a little grey.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@dfkeano @btsportrugby @thepaulwilliams @WayneBarnesRef @Nigelrefowens Thanks. Didn't realise this was explicitly written down in the laws. I understand the rip part. The second part seems awfully grey. Ball gets knocked out by a tackler all the time and is given as a knock on. Maybe the need to put "hand of opponent directly on the ball" in there?

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@thepaulwilliams @brad_weber9 @JamieWall2 Handoffs & drop goals. You had to get the ball to the right player and you could handoff your way up the field. They'd eventually tackle you but you'd get the ball to the 10 inside the right area & drop kick your way to victory. You could even get a try that way with some luck.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@ugomonye @BenKay5 @btsportrugby So Josh Adams penalised today for not being in a realistic position to catch the ball. Exactly what I was saying about Josh Bassett in the Liebenberg incident. @ugomonye

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

Completely disagree with the Liebenberg red. Bassett not in a position to catch the ball. He's jumped too early, misjudged the ball and flew into L completely unexpectedly because of that. So L wouldn't be expecting the misjudgement of Bassett. @ugomonye @BenKay5 @btsportrugby

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

How are NZ immune to penalties and yellow cards?? Seriously I've watched 11 minutes on delay. They are in at the side of every ruck and Barrett should've been shown a yellow for a deliberate knock down. Wtf?

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@Nigelrefowens @TheRealToddy88 @cowboys1210 The worse late hit like this, in my memory, was Korevi on Halfpenny, in an international no less. How did that ever go unpunished? And going unpunished sets a precedent...

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@Nigelrefowens @TheRealToddy88 @cowboys1210 I don't see much of a difference. If anything Lawes is worse here. He's blindsided someone without the ball, rides up towards the head and the first part of the French player to hit the ground is his head. If the Castre one is reckless so is Lawes' hit, surely?

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@alexarmel @TheRealToddy88 @cowboys1210 @Nigelrefowens This does paint a picture of it being very, very late and thus just clearly thuggish, which is definitely the crux of the issue. The hit itself is completely legal if he was holding the ball though, and is what people seem to be arguing about.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

Another fingertips to the ball in the air being penalised and even yellow carded #SALvLEI @btsport @ugomonye I reckon I'm vindicated in my point about Basset not being in position to catch ball in the Liebenberg incident.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

The context being that in both cases they are not in a position to catch the ball.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

So explain to me how this is a yellow card for a deliberate knock on when Basset's in the Liebenberg incident wasn't. @ugomonye @btsportrugby

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@EnglandRugby @BathRugby I think the disciplinary board santioning system is utterly inconsistent here. How does Obano get a 5 week ban? And that hugely disgusting shoulder hit by Hepetema got just 3 a few weeks back. And Farrell got nothing for that awful hit in the Championship. Sort yourselves out.

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@StruanDickson @ugomonye @BenKay5 @btsportrugby I'm happy to accept that others disagree and will leave it at this. Shame we are not in the pub as this would be more fun over a beer. Roll on June 👍🏻

[Craig Rees @craigrees0]

@StruanDickson @ugomonye @BenKay5 @btsportrugby I know what the laws and guidelines say. And I'm all for welfare of players. My premise is prior to these being applied because I think B's jump is highly speculative due to the fact he's not actually in a reasonable position to play the ball other than to knock it on with 'tips.