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@legallyrugby

One man’s ramblings about the World’s most competitive egg chasing

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Sebastien Chabal not remembering one minute of his rugby career is devastating news.

Yet another sign (if we needed it) that our game needs to change if it’s going to survive.

11.04.2025 07:37 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Haha put it this way, he won’t be wanting to watch this game back.

29.03.2025 16:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Referee has lost all control here.

That is a terrible decision.

#SCAvOSP

29.03.2025 15:48 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Another one that has seemingly got away for the Scarlets.

Is it just the Welsh sides that can’t close out a game?

#SCAvSTO

22.03.2025 16:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Referee very keen to penalise at the breakdown.

x10 penalties awarded in the first 20 minutes.

Lions expertly targeting that area at the moment.

#CARvLIO

21.03.2025 19:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We need to clarify the rules.

How far back can you go to disallow a try?

#ITAvIRE

15.03.2025 15:42 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Well, that was something special.

Those Welsh boys stepped up to boys that were physically twice their size.

Immense effort. Was quite something to be there at a record-breaking Arms park tonight.

#WALvENG
#U20SixNations

14.03.2025 21:54 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Aggrieved because that call is not applied consistently. See the above, or even Moana Pasifika’s try from yesterday.

All should have been over-ruled.

09.03.2025 12:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Feeling slightly aggrieved this morning with that Blair Murray wonder-score.

Have no problem with it being disallowed, but then want consistency.

Feels like the Officials often referee to the perceived standard of the player/team involved.

See this try by Dupont in 2024:

#SCOvWAL

09.03.2025 10:09 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

It’s impossible to enforce.

More just a complaint and, in my opinion, a representation of why the game is less exciting to the average watcher.

08.03.2025 23:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No problem with the try being disallowed. Just want consistency.

Even this weekend, see below the line break that saw Moana Pasifika score vs. the Hurricanes.

08.03.2025 23:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Agreed with all of this.

Not the reason Wales lost at all. They will need to be better than other teams in order to get a fair rub of the green from officials, but that is a consequence of their own performances. We have benefitted from this in the past so cannot complain.

Onwards and upwards!

08.03.2025 22:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There are still big problems, which I think the result doesn’t reflect.

We were second best in all areas bar lineout today.

But, love the heart of this team. Some absolute stars out there putting pride in the jersey.

08.03.2025 20:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It was brilliant. *He* was brilliant.

No objections, though. Just want consistency.

08.03.2025 19:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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To be clear, you are not allowed to jump to avoid a tackle; in-play, or in the act of scoring a try.

No objections to Blair Murray’s try being over-ruled. However, can’t shake the feeling that if it was Dupont, it would’ve been given.

See Jonny May’s try below:

#SCOvWAL

08.03.2025 19:45 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

That is a travesty. That rule is hardly ever referee’d.

Jonny May made a career out of that.

#SCOvWAL

08.03.2025 18:30 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I thought it was pretty obvious at the time.

Certainly worth looking as to how the ball travelled 3-4m forward.

08.03.2025 17:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Totally bewildered how this wasn’t looked at - phase before WG John yellow card, and Scotland’s try.

Jac Morgan asked referee to have a look for a knock-on. Ref said no.

#SCOvWAL

08.03.2025 17:45 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Both those Elliot Dee penalties went the wrong way.. ridiculous refereeing.

#SCOvWAL

08.03.2025 17:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No Princess Anne today. Thank God.

#SCOvWAL

08.03.2025 16:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Feels like a changing of the guard for Ireland today.

Healy, Murray, O’Mahoney all to retire.

However, a couple more look dead on their feet here.

#IREvFRA

08.03.2025 15:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lucu is brilliant in his own right.

But nobody else to cover should anyone else be flagging in that back line.

08.03.2025 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bet France are regretting that 7-1 bench split now…

#IREvFRA

08.03.2025 14:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think it’s bad for the game in that it promotes negative rugby.

I don’t take the argument that just because every side can do it, it makes it a good rule.

06.03.2025 15:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

France opting for a 7-1 bench split against Ireland.

May be controversial, but these forward - back splits are bad for rugby.

Rule should be 5-3 and that should be that.

#IREvFRA

06.03.2025 11:10 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

Lots of technical issues out in Rome 😬

#ITAvFRA

23.02.2025 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Indeed. More wishful thinking than anything, I’m afraid.

23.02.2025 12:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To all the thousands of Irish fans who made the trip over this weekend: cheers, you were class.

Great singing, great craic, and you drank us dry of Guinness.

Hope you enjoyed, and realised that our Temple Bar is far superior to yours.

See you in Dublin.

#WALvIRE

23.02.2025 12:57 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Couldn’t agree more. Game is won and lost up front, but Edwards playing behind a pack that can get parity would be 👌🏼

23.02.2025 12:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Re-watching yesterday with a smile on my face.

What a win for Welsh Rugby in all aspects, bar the result.
Metres made, stars found, scrum unbelievable.

We want Anscombe on for 80 minutes next weekend I think. Kicking game the difference yesterday.

#WALvIRE

23.02.2025 12:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0