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

[bratman]

1 minute ago, 2blackrooks said:

Northern hemisphere RL getting a right kicking again 

Well, France are just as Samoa did when they played England 

[Welshleaguelover]

On second look it wasn't.

[Hvy wg]

Just now, The Daddy said:

The main problem is the game management from the French halves. They need to stop trying to score on every play and play their sets out. Stop gambling!!

Cant manage a game that isnt there. Were not playing them were waiting for the game to end. 

 

[SydneyRoosters]

Abysmal referring, Samoa straight up drop it yet they get the ball back ?

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Hvy wg said:

Stop kicking to Too idiots

Tbf the alternatives aren't exactly much better

[Welshleaguelover]

Siren gone before he played the ball.

[Hvy wg]

Ref stealing a living

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Anyone still think France can beat Samoa? Crazy that people thought this would be close 

[Just Browny]

Just now, Hvy wg said:

Ref stealing a living

Yes but to be fair so is whoever is playing on the wing for France.

God what a dispiriting couple of days this has been.

[JohnM]

Give over blaming the ref. I know Frances performance is disappointing, but quite honestly, they are just not up to the job. 

Edited October 30, 2022 by JohnM

[JimBronco]

Worst time to concede a try

[shrewsbury roughyed]

I don’t like criticising referees but this guy is completely inconsistent and in favour of Samoa. As if they needed any help.

[YCKonstantine]

The Southern Hemisphere sides certainly seem to be getting the rub of the green with a LOT of the refereeing calls this whole WC

[Hvy wg]

Just now, Just Browny said:

Yes but to be fair so is whoever is playing on the wing for France.

God what a dispiriting couple of days this has been.

Romano is playing out of position. Not adressing that is criminal from the staff.

We needed a plan B and we do not even have a plan A.

[dunno much]

It’s crazy how many on here thought France would beat Samoa mostly I presume because of the hiding they got from England.

[Big Picture]

2 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Two things can be correct at once. The refs from NRL sate openly bias bordering on corrupt and this result is down to the failure of the RFL to actually get serious about building up northern hemisphere rugby league. 

 

What do you expect the RFL to do to build up northern hemisphere rugby league though?  And with what money??

[The Daddy]

1 minute ago, Hvy wg said:

Romano is playing out of position. Not adressing that is criminal from the staff.

We needed a plan B and we do not even have a plan A.

That whole right side defence is a mess and Romano has been jumping out the line like a headless chicken 

[Hvy wg]

Just now, dunno much said:

It’s crazy how many on here thought France would beat Samoa mostly I presume because of the hiding they got from England.

Nah it was clear from the get go we would not win. England crushed Samoa because the brits pack is huge. Ours is not. 

 

 

[SydneyRoosters]

4 minutes ago, Tex Evans Thigh said:

Anyone still think France can beat Samoa? Crazy that people thought this would be close 

Yes they “can” beat Samoa but today is not there day. They’ll have to improve a lot.

[The Legend]

Very disappointing half by the French. 

Roll on next week were we'll maybe get some close, competative games. 

The only game that's gone to the last 5 minutes so far was the Tonga vs Papua New Guinea game. 

[Tex Evans Thigh]

1 minute ago, SydneyRoosters said:

Yes they “can” beat Samoa but today is not there day. They’ll have to improve a lot.

No they can’t, not with this team. They simply are not at the same level. I don’t know why you think they are.

[Welshleaguelover]

3 minutes ago, dunno much said:

It’s crazy how many on here thought France would beat Samoa mostly I presume because of the hiding they got from England.

I thought they could pinch a win if they played to their maximum and Samoa turned up thinking they'd already won the game.

[SydneyRoosters]

Really bad look for rugby league having these silly heritage nations comfortably beat our few proper rugby league nations. Someone has to sort it out because Samoa shouldn’t be anywhere close to being able to beat France yet here we are. Heritage players do nothing but destroy and make a mockery out of our international game.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

2 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Lock in clubs from France and Wales into SL , play them annually on TV so they can build sponsors and revenue. Two games a year in June so the absolute bare minimum.

Why?

[Hvy wg]

Today in the newspaper we had an article. It was the France staff that told us how we were going to beat Samoa : spreading the ball and tacklikg to the legs.

Make of that what you want.