2019 Guinness Six Nations Refereeing Appointments - Ireland dodge Barnes

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France v Wales
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 1: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Scotland v Italy
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant 1: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant 2: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Ireland v England
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 1: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Scotland v Ireland
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant 1: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Italy v Wales
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 2: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
TMO: David Grashoff (England)

England v France
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 1: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

France v Scotland
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant 1: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

Wales v England
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant 1: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 2: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Italy v Ireland
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

Scotland v Wales
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant 1: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant 2: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

England v Italy
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant 1: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Ireland v France
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Italy v France
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant 1: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant 2: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

Wales v Ireland
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant 1: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant 2: Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

England v Scotland
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant 1: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant 2: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Let's get it back on track: why, when the RFU is in financial turmoil, do England bribe referees to let Owen Farrell tackle illegally instead of simply training him better or dropping him for a more well rounded 10 or 12?

Answers to 7.5.

Yeah you don't watch much rugby that's for sure miaow. Always shows through.

Ooh. Missed that last post when you point out the ref bribe officials.....dear me. You want to rethink that?

miaow wrote:Let's get it back on track: why, when the RFU is in financial turmoil, do England bribe referees to let Owen Farrell tackle illegally instead of simply training him better or dropping him for a more well rounded 10 or 12?

Answers to 7.5.

Has this board really sunk so low that this is the standard of trolling.

Come on guys, up your game because frankly this is a pathetic attempt.

No 7&1/2 wrote:I expect you'll reconsider after 1 game!

Absolutely, if England beat Ireland but Id be confident Ireland will win at home.

God I'm looking forward to it collapse. Will be a helluva game either way! Hope we can both keep the players currently standing up right!

Yeah it will be epic alright. Was disapointed not to get a ticket.

LondonTiger wrote:

miaow wrote:Let's get it back on track: why, when the RFU is in financial turmoil, do England bribe referees to let Owen Farrell tackle illegally instead of simply training him better or dropping him for a more well rounded 10 or 12?

Answers to 7.5.

Has this board really sunk so low that this is the standard of trolling.

Come on guys, up your game because frankly this is a pathetic attempt.

Does every joke have to be a troll? Think you misunderstand what trolling is. And, by extension, jokes...

[quote="miaow"]

No 7&1/2 wrote: Hey keep with your thoughts that Wales are somehow the bastians of flowing rugby though. When you've been good 8ts when you've ground it out through y9ur forwards recently.

As for not watching rugby and not knowing what you're talking about, this is up there for the ages (typos included).

miaow wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

miaow wrote:Let's get it back on track: why, when the RFU is in financial turmoil, do England bribe referees to let Owen Farrell tackle illegally instead of simply training him better or dropping him for a more well rounded 10 or 12?

Answers to 7.5.

Has this board really sunk so low that this is the standard of trolling.

Come on guys, up your game because frankly this is a pathetic attempt.

Does every joke have to be a troll? Think you misunderstand what trolling is. And, by extension, jokes...

As jokes go, I am sure it would have been hilarious in Bavaria.

I do consider miaow posts as jokes. At least he's confirmed it.

It's on my list of stadia I need to get to collapse. I imagine Ireland England has a pretty decent atmosphere and a good opportunity for a pint after!

No 7&1/2 wrote:I do consider miaow posts as jokes. At least he's confirmed it.

Honestly, and I'll take a warning for this because I cba treating you with any respect due to the last few comments you've directed towards me, as well as a few years of your boring trolling, but you post utter rubbish so pipe down. The irony that you can seriously call any other poster on here a joke is about as funny as you get. At least I've posted several constructive points on this thread regarding the topic. Have you? Honestly? Can you say at least 50% of your posts aren't wums? You come across as a middle aged, brexit loving, jeremy clarkson admiring, third rate slice of sweaty gammon. Not one of those raging, hot pink gammons who wants nuclear war. Not even an obnoxiously loud and offensive 'let's have some more pheasant and port' gammon either. Perhaps you are those things away from 606 as well. But on these boards? Oh no. You're something else entirely. You're a kind of side gammon - one that comes on a little plate. Rough pink folds heaped together. Offering nothing, really, other than a tepid, sweaty stench; just sitting there, every so often interjecting with a 'well, actually..." that stinks up the place for everyone else. I get the sense you think you're being incisive, or perhaps even funny. But you're not. You're just being a gammon. Your disingenuous and boringly snide attitude on these boards is the epitome of side gammon. That's right, gammon. Gammon. Gammon. Gammon? Gammon.

Ffs, I’m hungry now just before bed

Yeah your posts really add so much miaow. Again another essay. Again completely wrong.

I know I am deaf, but even straining my hearing, I can't hear anyone laughing.

If Mr. Caterwauling is making jokes, he has gone down like Donald Trump at Mexican refugee camp.

I'm sure he made some sort of point in reply to my musing about why we have to have such a fixed rotating schedule in the 6N

Sadly, after the 4th line of Jacob Rees Mogg esque pontificating waffle I lost interest.

No 7&1/2 wrote:It's on my list of stadia I need to get to collapse. I imagine Ireland England has a pretty decent atmosphere and a good opportunity for a pint after!

Yes the England games are nearly always the best atmosphere before during and after. England fans travel well.

No 7&1/2 wrote:Yeah your posts really add so much miaow. Again another essay. Again completely wrong.

 

Keep telling me why Jonathan Joseph is going to get picked at 13 for the Lions 7.5 and then tell me I'm wrong hahaha. Your rugby opinions are atrocious.

Think it might be time for another absence from this board. Some posters wouldn't know good analysis even if it was served on a plate...with egg and chips...

What is it with certain Welsh posters feeling the need to announce that they are leaving the board every so often? Do you think anyone cares

You should do. Because these formerly excellent boards have become hives of trolls and gammons. If you're happy with that, you should be asking yourself why!?

Can I just point out what an excellent and well thought out answer that Miaow wrote out in response to my points about England and brute force vs backs?

We do spend a lot of time dragging each other down but it doesn't have to be like that. The forum has got a lot quieter recently and is all the weaker for it.

I can't see past his bias, accusations of bribery by the rfu and general trolling though.
Even in the post you describe he manages to have a dig about as ref performance obviously ignoring the fact as should have had a red earlier.

I always assumed Miaow was a woman. No offense meant of course.

Thanks lost.

Pity about Barnes. He's turned full circle and has become a pretty good omen for us.

SecretFly wrote:Pity about Barnes.  He's turned full circle and has become a pretty good omen for us.

As would anyone if the price is right.

Happy that Wales don’t get Glen Jackson or Ben O’Keefe,and not really sure how all the other nations feel about them; apart from Ireland loving Jackson, and Australia loving O’Keefe. I haven’t much experience with Peyper or Gardener but seeing as they’re from the SH we can assume they’re also rubbish.

Taylorman wrote:

SecretFly wrote:Pity about Barnes.  He's turned full circle and has become a pretty good omen for us.

As would anyone if the price is right.

Now, now! Don't be bold, Taylor. I only pay him a small retainer, that's all. My crooked accountant says it's all legal, so leave those slurs out please

mikey_dragon wrote:Happy that Wales don’t get Glen Jackson or Ben O’Keefe,and not really sure how all the other nations feel about them; apart from Ireland loving Jackson, and Australia loving O’Keefe. I haven’t much experience with Peyper or Gardener but seeing as they’re from the SH we can assume they’re also rubbish.

Look on the bright side, mikey. Barnes for the French game means 283 minutes of gametime to really notch up the scoreline when 3 French players get red cards