Rugby World Cup - other team/games and general chat

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mikey_dragon wrote:Yellow seems harsh here. Fiji must have a significantly higher penalty count.

11 for Wales, 8 for Fiji.

It's a joke call after 3 in the red zone at the other end plus the blatant killing of the ball by Biggar. Harsh yellow in isolation. Farcical in context.

Really? After multiple cynical offences at the other end with no cards?

No wonder the non 6nations/Sanzaar teams think the game is rigged against them

Bewildering calls (unless you suspect there’s an agenda against them)

Even if that action was considered cynical, Biggar just did one and got off. There’s no consistency.

Does seem harsh in terms of relative accumulation of penalties.

king_carlos wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:Yellow seems harsh here. Fiji must have a significantly higher penalty count.

11 for Wales, 8 for Fiji.

It's a joke call after 3 in the red zone at the other end plus the blatant killing of the ball by Biggar. Harsh yellow in isolation. Farcical in context.

Makes the call more odd then.

Carley just evened it up.

I think Wales are now paying the refs more than Ireland, no wonder they have no money to pay the region's

Ref evening it up there for the sake of it.

Gives a card now when the game's basically over.

What a great referee.

mikey_dragon wrote:

king_carlos wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:Yellow seems harsh here. Fiji must have a significantly higher penalty count.

11 for Wales, 8 for Fiji.

It's a joke call after 3 in the red zone at the other end plus the blatant killing of the ball by Biggar. Harsh yellow in isolation. Farcical in context.

Makes the call more odd then.

I'm largely forgiving of refs as I did the job myself. That's truly atrocious though. A yellow there for Wales makes me wonder if one of the other officials might have indicated as such.

carpet baboon wrote:I think Wales are now paying the refs more than Ireland, no wonder they have no money to pay the region's

What a ****

Finally - should have been much sooner - Carley has not covered himself in glory here

Easier to sin bin a rookie prop than the gobby international centurion.

TAFKA The Oracle wrote:

carpet baboon wrote:I think Wales are now paying the refs more than Ireland, no wonder they have no money to pay the region's

What a ****

Let's keep it PG

Another penalty in that area, with the attacking side having momentum, should be another yellow if they're consistent now.

Carley has f*ked up what was a great match with his bizarre officiating ...

Next yellow in this area should be another card

Fiji don't have the time to keep scrumming.

I would love there to be an automatic “team” yellow card for every 5 penalties against you. Stops the number of cynical penalties that happen during a match. I know it’s not going to happen but it would be great to see 🤪

Targeting Sam Costello

Targeting Sam Costello

Morgan75 wrote:I would love there to be an automatic “team” yellow card for every 5 penalties against you. Stops the number of cynical penalties that happen during a match. I know it’s not going to happen but it would be great to see 🤪

I like this.

Let's get writing to Bill

Still plenty of time for Fiji

Only 6 mins for you chaps to find something you can pretend is just as outrageous a refereeing decision as the Fiji yellow that you can bleat on with some whataboutery for the next week

Must be yellow now

Must be another yellow for the offside penalty.

Grandstand finish incoming.

Carley looking for a reason not to give it, where is the wales yellow?

That's 18 shoulder to head contact in the try being scored.

Scrum is a bad call

Interesting decision there! What happened to Liam Williams there? Clutching his head but no replays?

Didn't see a double movement there, Fiji really hard done by.

Wales have been really riding their luck tonight

Can't believe there's not another yellow there.

No yellow again is just awful.

Duty281 wrote:Grandstand finish incoming.

It’s over. Two score game and 2 mins left. No chance

Where’s the additional yellow? Lots of penalties accumulated by Wales there.

What a joke

Not another f*cking warning - Carley is soft as sh*te

How hasn't he sent another Welsh player to the bin? They've committed so many offences in the red zone.

I count 6 penalties in the 22 in try scoring areas by Wales in this half. 1 yellow randomly given around halfway.

Fiji 1 penalty in the 22 in try scoring position. 1 yellow.

Bizarre.

Another warning. Pathetic from Carley.

Fiji look like scoring another try, there’s plenty for Wales to be concerned about after this.

There's images going round of a head on head tackle from Biggar on Radrada as well.

Very biased decisions against Fiji. Very unfair.

Fiji can feel hard done by today. Welsh defence was good though, if on the edge.

You jammy sods! That was there on a plate for the Fijians!

And breathe….

Wales have to be very concerned after that. Credit to Fiji for not giving in, and also they go away with 2 points.

This is when I really get sick of rugby. Fiji absolutely emptied themselves trying to win but they were up against 16 men. Big time