Wasnt he the replacement scrum half, he pulled his opposite scrum half and threw him out not allowing him to play the ball, in my view it was tackling the SH without the ball, penalty.
I think it was explained that both the 9s were having a go at each other penalty was given against the flanker. It was how the officials saw it imo they had as many replays as were required to disallow the try. A home crowd decision for me
The penalty should have been for the actions of the scrum half.
As for the back row, are they not meant to be bound to the second row? The Glasgow flanker had a hand on someone in his own pack but that is not being bound.
I thought the ref got the scrum wrong on so many occasions, penalising the Exeter prop when the reality the Glasgow loose head was scrummaging as straight as a 9 bob note.
Agree the Glasgow 9 should have been penalised, but he wasn’t. Difficult to bind properly when the front 5 are all on their knees.
In the end I even think he may have penalised the flanker for offside.
Either way it was an unsatisfactory end to the match, and one of a number of strange decisions by French officials this weekend
Toulouse have to be favourites for number 1 seed now, with respect to Bath you would expect Toulouse to get 5 match points next week.
To put that win in perspective that’s the same Ulster side who beat Leinster away recently
Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:29 pm
Toulouse have to be favourites for number 1 seed now, with respect to Bath you would expect Toulouse to get 5 match points next week.
To put that win in perspective that’s the same Ulster side who beat Leinster away recently
Hope so, especially as I’ve got tickets for the Bath game!
Rugbygramps wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:11 pm
Barbeary gets away with certain red v Bath. Italian ref felt there was a high degree of danger
100% red - reckless, out of control, high, with force
Can that get upgraded by the citing officer
The mitigation that it wasn’t a high degree of danger- I’m stunned- he’s sent him into the river! I would have more sympthay due to him gathering the kick but Barbeary was as upright as a church steeple.
Anyone asking why Arundell wasn’t a regular for England needs to be watching this. He has butchered 2 cast iron opportunities by taking the wrong decision
Enjoying the Bath game as a neutral. The ref is very on Baths side as that was a red everyday of the week and the scrum is not being reffed fairly.
Finn Russell has some great tackling technique. He is all over the place, in a good way.
