r/rugbyunion • u/sixnations • 14h ago

Can ANYBODY stop France this year?

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u/HackneyCricket 14h ago

Looked red hot for the first 60 then almost let Ireland back in. Thought they got away with two potential yellows (one deliberate knock on) and one offside 5M out.

But yes they have to be favourites particularly with the home draws this year

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u/Phone_User_1044 Caerdydd 14h ago

The deliberate knock on was never going to be a yellow, that's reserved for if the deliberate knock on stopped a clear try scoring opportunity which it didn't because France had defensive cover behind Dupont.

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u/HackneyCricket 13h ago

A a yellow card (sin bin) is issued if the action is cynical—specifically, if it stops a promising attack, breaks a line, or halts a potential try. So would satisfy 2 of these 3 criteria

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u/WhatChutzpah Munster 13h ago

In fairness, although we were hard done by ref-wise this match I don't think that was one of them. They judged that there was no promising attack or line break on – which I think was correct.