apart from the England try which was disallowed cause people dont open their eyes :eep:Quote:
Originally Posted by Resha
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apart from the England try which was disallowed cause people dont open their eyes :eep:Quote:
Originally Posted by Resha
I think it was disallowed because his foot touched the line before he lifted it back up again, but I still think it should have been a try.
England didn't deserve to lose by 9 points, but sloppy mistakes in the beginning cost them penalties which Montgomery was never going to miss. But with that and the SA lineout being totally top-notch every time, I think England made a game of it.
I think Manus really summarised the game for me. I was actually out with a couple of friends list night who largely don't like rugby so it was only by coincidence that the place we ended up spending the night was showing it, but I'd agree that I don't think we deserved to lose by such a margin.
I'm more annoyed over the derby than the World Cup, to be honest.
Well, it's not like France won by a try that came about from a forward pass to beat New Zealand anyway. :shifty:
I think England gave a really good performance considering the mess we were in just a few weeks ago, that shouldve been a try though:mad2: at least we knocked out Australia:D
The better team won in the end, and South Africa have been consistently excellent at this World Cup. They're worthy winners.
And that decision not to award the try was correct I think.
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Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy
Since I don't understand the scoring rules I'm gonna ask whether or not a single try (had it not been disallowed) would have enabled the gap of nine points to close?
A try is worth 5 points, and then you can get an extra 2 points if you kick the conversion after.
It would not have closed 9 points on its own, but if they'd gotten the conversion, it would have meant a penalty kick or drop goal (both worth three points) would have put them in the lead. And people would argue it would have given England a lot of momenum. But I think the decision was correct and all.