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Wales hard done by!

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By: Brian Stephen John
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That sending off by referee Rolland was totally misjudged -- it changed the complexion of the whole match. It was not a malicious or really dangerous tackle -- Sam pulled out of it when he realised that Clerc was in the air. He was definitely not trying to harm an opponent -- he is not that type of player. Referees need to have empathy with the players and an ability to read a game -- that was one of the most crucial and insensitive decisions I have ever seen.

Ceri Shaw
10/16/11 06:59:22PM @ceri-shaw:

Yeah sorry I meant Neil Jenkins...a few too many yesterday afternoon Diolch to SJ for the analysis of the Foul Play Laws. Seems to me a yellow card would have been perfectly sufficient.


Brian Stephen John
10/16/11 08:45:17AM @brian-stephen-john:

Ieuan Evans? Not sure I can recall him ever taking a penalty....... you mean Jonathan Davies or Neil Jenkins? But you are quite right -- the Welsh boys did not have their kicking boots on.... and if Hooky had been on song the match would have been won.


Ceri Shaw
10/15/11 11:09:31PM @ceri-shaw:
Well....having just got back from watching the match at the Pacific Pie Bar I feel obliged to rage back in furious agreement........perfectly legit tackle.......the opposing player had the ball and he wasn't hurt....'nuff said. All in all it seems to me we lacked a world calss kicker...two penalties and a conversion missed, any one of which would have have given us the match. Ieuan Evans would have got 'em.