Womens 6 Nations

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kris450 said:

jimKRFC said:

MontyPythonX said:

Obviously i'm biased, but I feel that's quite a harsh red card

I think World Rugby recently (last week?) issue some new, stricter, guidance over the "croc" roll clear out. So probably unlucky as if it happen in a few weeks time they'd have stopped reffing it...


Phase 2: Law amendment recommendations for global adoption
Law amendments will be discussed and agreed at the World Rugby Council on 9 May. They will look at changes to some current laws:

• Law 10 in relation to players being put onside when there are kicks in open play, as per the current Super Rugby Pacific trial which aims to reduce kick tennis.
• Removal of the scrum option from a free-kick at a scrum, reducing dead time.
• Outlawing the practice of the ‘croc roll’, reinforcing player welfare focus

Been handed a 3 week ban and will be eligible for the last game v France.

3 weeks?! (What's the best way we can give the other teams a better chance...) Cynical moi.

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pocketspring said:

3 weeks?! (What's the best way we can give the other teams a better chance...) Cynical moi.

Yep !!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68670903

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kris450 said:

pocketspring said:

3 weeks?! (What's the best way we can give the other teams a better chance...) Cynical moi.

Yep !!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68670903

Didn't know it caused a broken leg needing surgery so I retract my comment.

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Aitchison starts on the field tomorrow at 10.
Matthews replaces Beckett at 8.

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Kick off at 16:45.

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Commentary team saying the Eng 3rd try shouldn’t stand because the Welsh 9 was scragged from a ruck but surely if the 9 has the ball in her hands by definition the ball must be out?!

[kris450]

Overall its been a much better performance than last week !

Although we still can't kick for toffee..

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PhilboSE said:

Commentary team saying the Eng 3rd try shouldn’t stand because the Welsh 9 was scragged from a ruck but surely if the 9 has the ball in her hands by definition the ball must be out?!

I thought exactly the same hence why no penalty. As soon as the 9 has lifted the ball off the ground, they're fair game.

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kris450 said:

Overall its been a much better performance than last week !

Although we still can't kick for toffee..

Much better but can't help but think the score would be more if England could have more vision passing the ball out when running to the try line.

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Dow is just a spot on all round player.

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pocketspring said:

kris450 said:

Overall its been a much better performance than last week !

Although we still can't kick for toffee..

Much better but can't help but think the score would be more if England could have more vision passing the ball out when running to the try line.

Definitely. As highly as I rate Dow, that first try should have probably been scored by Kildunne. Dow should have put her away into the corner. Sure we scored the very next phase, but stronger (or technically higher ranked) opposition could make England pay by not taking such a clear cut chance.

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That's a fortnight out the way so let the games begin!

We play Scotland tomorrow at 2.15pm.

Here's the line up....

England

15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 40 caps); 14 Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 42 caps); 13 Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps), 12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 19 caps); 11 Jess Breach (Saracens, 35 caps); 10 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 27 caps), 9 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 69 caps); 1 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 44 caps), 2 Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 72 caps), 3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 27 caps); 4 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 15 caps), 5 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 63 caps); 6 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 50 caps) - captain, 7 Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 15 caps), 8 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 63 caps)

Replacements: 16 Connie Powell (Harlequins, 16 caps), 17 Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 12 caps), 18 Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 5 caps), 19 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 2 caps), 20 Marlie Packer (Saracens, 101 caps), 21 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 18 caps), 22 Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 48 caps), 23 Sydney Gregson (Saracens, 4 caps)

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It's looking very choppy out there in Scotty land!

[kris450]

I'm normally a pretty easy going sort of person, but for the love of god will someone inform the commentary team that a kick from hand is not always automatically a 'hack on' !!! FFS, please and thank you.

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kris450 said:

I'm normally a pretty easy going sort of person, but for the love of god will someone inform the commentary team that a kick from hand is not always automatically a 'hack on' !!! FFS, please and thank you.

I'll send them a tweet.

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Umm....this could end up being a bit of a cricket score...

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Didn't think it would be this bad for the greens so early.

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Kildunne running around like a greyhound.

[kris450]

Such a different performance from the first 3 games. Bit frightening for the rest really especially as the majority of tries Ireland have conceded, they haven't done that much wrong. They've just been beaten by a vastly superior team.

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In all honesty this is getting a bit embarrassing now...