Sun 30 Oct: RLWC: Samoa v France KO 17:00

[YCKonstantine]

The Southern Hemisphere rimming continues

[bratman]

1 minute ago, barnyia said:

I was going to say the same thing, in the field of play that's a penalty for not wrapping the arm, 

Yeah shoulder charge for me too, or arm contact to the head

[Hvy wg]

Were too nice. Tackle them high. Aggro them.

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, Hvy wg said:

Hes doing nothing as coach and said it himself.

You really believe that.

[DavidM]

I’ve been impressed with Samoa , I can see them turning over Tonga

[barnyia]

France have played the second half with two second rows at centre, I don't think it's the coaching of edge defence it's the fact that France only have one real winger, Romano is lost on the wing, same as Laguerre, 

Edited October 30, 2022 by barnyia

[bratman]

Terrible defence

[Hvy wg]

In 2013 we got robbed against Samoa with their players knocking out our halves illegaly and the ref, heritage samoan Henry Perenara, doing nothing.

This time were not robbed because Theyre better but the ref is still a lying piece of garbage. Mark my words, if England wins this cup despite this bias Id demand the nationality

[Hvy wg]

1 minute ago, Davo5 said:

You really believe that.

If he is coaching hes stealing his wage. 

[Phil]

I’ve stopped enjoying this game, there was no way France were going to win but this ref is certainly bending in Samoa’s favour at every 50/50 call 

Edited October 30, 2022 by Phil

[Davo5]

A 50 point hammering & yet we must have set a new forum record for the number of whinges in a 80 minute game & that record had a very high bar.

[SydneyRoosters]

@Man of Kent

Fair bloody play mate, you called it.

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, Davo5 said:

A 50 point hammering & yet we must have set a new forum record for the number of whinges in a 80 minute game & that record had a very high bar.

Some of the comments on the ref are way over the top 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

Just now, Hvy wg said:

In 2013 we got robbed against Samoa with their players knocking out our halves illegaly and the ref, heritage samoan Henry Perenara, doing nothing.

This time were not robbed because Theyre better but the ref is still a lying piece of garbage. Mark my words, if England wins this cup despite this bias Id demand the nationality

I agree the ref is poor, and you can include Robert Hicks along with him, but I think it’s true that Samoa actually are a Trent tiny bit better than France today

[Dunbar]

2 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I’ve been impressed with Samoa , I can see them turning over Tonga

I  can't see it myself.  I think Tonga will have far too much in the middle for them.

[DavidM]

Just now, Dunbar said:

I  can't see it myself.  I think Tonga will have far too much in the middle for them.

At least it’s a game we can have a debate about in terms of who’s gonna win and it’s a great clash , which is good and really needed 

[Davo5]

1 minute ago, Hvy wg said:

If he is coaching hes stealing his wage. 

Yeah ok,its all the refs,coaches,heritage players on other teams faults,nothing to do with the French players ineptitude.

[Just Browny]

3 minutes ago, Davo5 said:

A 50 point hammering & yet we must have set a new forum record for the number of whinges in a 80 minute game & that record had a very high bar.

Go on then, make the case for that try with both a  knock-on and a knock-out.

[JohnM]

4 minutes ago, Hvy wg said:

In 2013 we got robbed against Samoa with their players knocking out our halves illegaly and the ref, heritage samoan Henry Perenara, doing nothing.

This time were not robbed because Theyre better but the ref is still a lying piece of garbage. Mark my words, if England wins this cup despite this bias Id demand the nationality

Are you quite sure about that?

[Northern Eel]

1 minute ago, Dunbar said:

I  can't see it myself.  I think Tonga will have far too much in the middle for them.

England made Samoa look like school kids ad gave them no platform to play off. Tonga appear to be a superior team to Samoa from every minute of the World Cup that I have seen them both play.

[Hvy wg]

Just now, Davo5 said:

Yeah ok,its all the refs,coaches,heritage players on other teams faults,nothing to do with the French players ineptitude.

Youre cherry picking. Read the thread Ive said multiple times we were very bad. It doesnt change the rest!

[JimBronco]

On 27/10/2022 at 19:42, Man of Kent said:

Agree, Harold. Anyone betting anything more than a couple of quid on France is nuts.

I had £5 on France. I'll just go and take a long hard look at myself in the mirror.

[Dunbar]

1 minute ago, DavidM said:

At least it’s a game we can have a debate about in terms of who’s gonna win and it’s a great clash , which is good and really needed 

It is.  But the quarters will be full of intrigue.  Can England continue their run, can New Zealand avenge the 2017 shock against Fifji, can Lebanon give Australia a game and who will win the blockbuster game between Samoa and Tonga.  

It will be a great weekend of Rugby.

[Derwent]

3 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Some of the comments on the ref are way over the top 

Absolutely. It’s just deflection from how rubbish France are. 

[Hvy wg]

Samoa will get plastered by any team matching them down the middle.

Theyre very weak in defense. The england game was no mirror of smoke.