World Cup Matches

I thought I'd start a match thread for the minnows.


Georgia 10-3 Tonga

Tonga had a try disallowed at the end of the first half due to a forward pass. Looked harsh.

Perfectly legit try by Tonga at the end of the half.

Nigel Owens best ref in the world? My a**e

He should have waited and used the TMO but blew his whistle too early.

Very true - the scrum-half's pass was lateral, and the try should have stood.

Got to love Will Helu in this match - every time he get's mentioned I think...

Nigel Owens was spot on the pass was definitely forward

Enjoying this game. The crowd in Gloucester are well into it.

Why do Tonga keep going for the maul?!? Use your backs!

You'd feel pretty gutted for Tonga if they come away empty handed after this long siege.

Its some defensive effort by Georgia .

Yeah, really enjoying this. Both teams giving it everything.

Georgia are looking a very useful team.

Guys just one thing, Chris Pollock the touch judge called the forward pass not Owens.

Well that was an extremely hard earned try. Phase after phase, minute after minute. Both teams working so hard.

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this but as a casual fan watching the game last night, can someone explain what the yellow card the Fijian number 9 received was for? Itv didn't explain it at all!

Also what results in a penalty and what results in a scrum

Thanks in advance, a casual fan

I believe that Matawalu tried to get under the ball to stop it being grounded, but he came in from an offside position.

See Law 17.4c- Offside at the Maul

http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=17

Players joining the maul. Players joining a maul must do so from behind the foot of the hindmost team-mate in the maul. The player may join alongside this player. If the player joins the maul from the opponents’ side, or in front of the hindmost team-mate, the player is offside.
Sanction: Penalty kick on the offending team’s offside line

Because the referees view was that that prevented a try being scored, he awarded a penalty try.

Gregers wrote:Sorry if this is the wrong place for this but as a casual fan watching the game last night, can someone explain what the yellow card the Fijian number 9 received was for? Itv didn't explain it at all!

Also what results in a penalty and what results in a scrum

Thanks in advance, a casual fan

He collapsed England driving maul

georgia certainly enjoying all those knock-ons. Lead to a penalty for them all the time!

Georgia celebrating like they've won the whole thing. Absolutely fantastic scenes.

Disappointed by Tonga's backs..

Great win for Georgia and good to see Gorgodze at his rampaging best! They should finish 3rd in this pool. Will be interesting to see how their scrum fare against Argentina.

Gregers wrote:Sorry if this is the wrong place for this but as a casual fan watching the game last night, can someone explain what the yellow card the Fijian number 9 received was for? Itv didn't explain it at all!

Also what results in a penalty and what results in a scrum

Thanks in advance, a casual fan

Hard to describe, but a scrum is a way of restarting the game after something like a forward pass or knock on, I.e. after something deemed not cynical or foul play, and usually caused by a mistake by the team in possession. A penalty on the other hand is the result of a law break/foul play such as offside, high tackle, slowing down the ball at the ruck, etc. Just to confuse things though you can opt for a scrum if you have been awarded a penalty, usually if you think you've got a chance of scoring from it. Not sure that description helps?!

whocares wrote:Great win for Georgia and good to see Gorgodze at his rampaging best! They should finish 3rd in this pool. Will be interesting to see how their scrum fare against Argentina.

I can see Argentina struggling in this one as their strength in the forwards goes right into Georgia's strength too. This should be quite a forwards battle anyway.

Only 3rd win for them in a RWC, 93% in tackles success. Awesome.
Good start of the competition with all teams giving it all so far.

Well done Georgia. Excellent day for them.

whocares wrote:Great win for Georgia and good to see Gorgodze at his rampaging best! They should finish 3rd in this pool. Will be interesting to see how their scrum fare against Argentina.

Good win for Georgia. Sets up a good game vs Argentina and possibly a chance to qualify. I have been impressed with what I have seen with Georgia at and since the last World Cup. Just a shame these teams don't get a chance to play against the established top 10 teams more often.

It is plain that preconceived ideas of the Teams involved could be very wrong,England won
with a bonus point against Fiji but had to fight for it.
Georgia perhaps surprisingly beat Tonga but the TMO in both matchs was very tedious.

Come on Japan! South Africa 0-3 Japan.

Its a joy to watch the Japanese playing with no fear against the Boks.

Great breakdown work and playing well with the ball too

How does Kirchener start for the Boks? Not only does he play abroad but he doesnt even start for Leinster.

Great to see Japan having a go. Any Scots getting worried?

Unbelievable Japan. They Look so good with ball in hand!