Rugby World Cup 2023

[Rita_Poon]

Also, massive respect and fair play to the Fiji lad that confirmed to the ref it wasn't a try and not to waste time checking. Honesty beyond sporting lustre.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Multiple offences by wales on the try line and multiple warnings, one offence by Fiji and its a yellow

All I can think of is that Island teams are very in your face, and hit very hard in the tackle and don't really show any sort of emotion, so when something is misstimed it's misconstrued as intent rather than accidental by referees and they get reffed a lot stricter, I could be wrong but it feels very colonial the way they are harshly treated.

 

[Walken]

Called this live, was uneven handed. Have praised the refs so far, difficult to look past this one.

Its a deeply rooted tory sport so this sort of officiating is to be expected. The real rugby world cup last year allowed Samoa and other nations their dues.

Sad to see this in what I hoped would be a more enlightened tournament

 

[Walken]

All I can think of is that Island teams are very in your face, and hit very hard in the tackle and don't really show any sort of emotion, so when something is misstimed it's misconstrued as intent rather than accidental by referees and they get reffed a lot stricter, I could be wrong but it feels very colonial the way they are harshly treated.

it defo seemed a bit one way

 

[blueloon]

Watching Wales win is as nervy as watching Everton win , if I can remember that ! What a superb game that was , and Fiji set it up with their bench to go hard in .the last 20 mins , I hope both teams get through the Group.

Ive seen Wales v Fiji at the last three RWC s, a soggy Hamilton in 2011, Cardiff 2015, Oita Japan in 2019 and all three together didn’t have the excitement of tonight . Sick of the sight of them now , they really need to mix up the Groups , but well done Fiji…. and Wales.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Its a deeply rooted tory sport so this sort of officiating is to be expected. The real rugby world cup last year allowed Samoa and other nations their dues.

Sad to see this in what I hoped would be a more enlightened tournament

The best match spoiled by the worst reffing performance. refs have been great in the rest of the matches so far. so good in fact have been singled out for it repeatedly. Stuck out like a sore thumb tonight.

Worth noting, big Rad runs in they still had to kick from wide to win it, and they'd fluffed one much more central minutes beforehand...

 

[Walken]

I saw a clip in a square of the crowd singing “ Hen Wlad fy nhadau” , it looked fantastic , reminiscent of Japan four years ago with temperatures around 25deg, relaxed crowds in the sunshine, singing , drinking beer . The best of times , Enjoy!

Could only dream of 25 degrees, but it looks like France is loving the responsibility of host

 

[Rita_Poon]

Could only dream of 25 degrees, but it looks like France is loving the responsibility of host

Of course they are, there's no kopites.......

 

[Walken]

Of course they are, there's no kopites.......

Any fiji fans who came down the main strip were given a big round of applause by the welsh boys

 

[Rita_Poon]

Any fiji fans who came down the main strip were given a big round of applause by the welsh boys

'kin size of em, I'd be buying em all pitchers and wishing them well....

 

[blueloon]

Multiple offences by wales on the try line and multiple warnings, one offence by Fiji and its a yellow

Ah come on mate , you saw what happened , Wales were streamrolling towards the try line and he brought the maul down , as clear a yellow as you’ll see on a rugby field, you don’t give warnings for that , it’s straight yellow. It was too far out to be a penalty try , but a few more yards and it likely would have been .

 

[Walken]

'kin size of em, I'd be buying em all pitchers and wishing them well....

Carved out of stone but with the friendliest attitude you could imagine. Fiji produces the best of people

 

[Walken]

Ah come on mate , you saw what happened , Wales were streamrolling towards the try line and he brought the maul down , as clear a yellow as you’ll see on a rugby field, you don’t give warnings for that , it’s straight yellow. It was too far out to be a penalty try , but a few more yards and it likely would have been .

I'm about 12 beers deep when that happened, I did ask earlier if I was being romantic when annoyed at the refereeing. Brilliant game.

 

[blueloon]

Carved out of stone but with the friendliest attitude you could imagine. Fiji produces the best of people

I bumped into a group of them in a place called Beppu iin 2019 for the Wales game in Oita. Really lovely people , chatty and friendly they weren’t much taller than me but they were all built like the proverbial,brick,shoite house , as wide as tall nearly. Tongans too , lovely rugby fans , flags and colours everywhere.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Called this live, was uneven handed. Have praised the refs so far, difficult to look past this one.

About 5 minutes before half-time the ref called a penalty to Fiji, but, as per the normal practise, play was allowed to continue as Fiji had possession. Possession ended due to Wales gaining possession, and a Fiji tackle was deemed high (even thought the Wales player was bent over to about waist height). Penalty to Wales. Now I thought the ref would move things back to a Fiji penalty, eminently kickable for 3. But he ignored that. Maybe I'm getting the rule wrong, but once Wales got possession, shouldn't the ref had blown and taken the play back to the Fiji penalty? Just as in football, the ref plays on for a couple of seconds or so until he sees there is no advantage to the team that was on the wrong end of the foul. I thought Fiji were 'done' on that one...