Italy - Wales

[Ballistic Banana]

what a game, Shame about the ref at the end, a relavation after that poor Irish performance earlier.

Some blood and guts by both teams, well worth watching.

[vette_1978]

That decision was so dodgy!

"How long we got ref"
"10 seconds"
"Can we kick for touch"
"Yep"
(kicks for touch instead of kicking penalty to tie the scores)
:blowwhistle: "Sorry lads, time up".

[thegreatsoprendo]

Needless to say there was much shouting at the telly in the Soprendo household.

[Ballistic Banana]

yeah but by the time he had looked at his watch and said ten seconds there was probably only 5 left and then by the time they had reacted and the time the ball was in the air i guess it was about time. Dodgy I agree though.

[thegreatsoprendo]

Well, the conversation between Hook and Chris White, the ref went thus:

Hook: How long left?
White: 10seconds
Hook: Have we got time for the lineout?
White: Yes, if you do it immediately.

Hook then immediately kicks to touch.

White, hand on his earpiece, talks to somebody (presumably touchjudge): Is that time then?

Then he blows up.

Farcical really, but well played Italy. If Wales had anything about them at all, we wouldn't be relying on the last throw of the dice to try and scrape a victory. Gyppo Jenkins. Worst. Coach. Ever.

[bigmanszetec]

Wales have every right to feel robbed by the referee, theres no way they wouln't have gone for goal if they knew there was no time left.

But, I'm really pleased for Italy, they always put up a fight and they deserve these back to back victories.

[thegreatsoprendo]

Well, fair play to Chris White, he's had the balls to offer an apology for his mistake.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby

[puggit]

It's not just that decision, Wales can feel hard done that the player who scored the winning try should not have been on the pitch, and IIRC he also took out a Wales player 2m from the line before he received a probable try scoring pass...

[nubbin.]

Jonathan Davies got it absolutely right on BBC yesterday - Chris White got it wrong, put his hand up and apologised, but in truth Italy won because they were the better side throughout the game, and deserved to win. Well said, that Welshman!