Tonga Robbed!

[Vee]

Watching it again tits deep in beer. 55mins in, that wonderful Tongan crowd singing starts up. WOW!!!

Heard it in the NZ game too I think. Almost makes me believe in a God.

 

[deluded pom?]

Was out yesterday so just watched it after disconnecting from the world so i I dint hear the Score!

Wow, what a game. One of the most epic World Cup games of all times. Well done tonga and your fans, you’ve been amazing. England dominant for 70mins but needed some luck at the end to win it. What an incredible World Cup tbis has been. I feel sorry for those nrl fans who seemingly can’t enjoy international RL!

What luck did we need?

 

[deluded pom?]

Watching it again tits deep in beer. 55mins in, that wonderful Tongan crowd singing starts up. WOW!!!

Heard it in the NZ game too I think. Almost makes me believe in a God.

Heathen!

 

[Perth Red]

What luck did we need?

It was a 50-50call at end, it went our way, could have gone the other way. We got lucky after totally switching off and thinking the game was over after 70mins

 

[no name]

That is fair, but only if ref applies it evenly.

I reckon if it was Cam Smith or Billy Slater he would have had a look at it.

Or Sam Burgess.

 

[JamesRustle]

Archer coming out defending Cummins final decision in the game.... purely on his form in these matters, I've changed my mind... definitely was stripped and try to Tonga.

 

[deluded pom?]

Archer coming out defending Cummins final decision in the game.... purely on his form in these matters, I've changed my mind... definitely was stripped and try to Tonga.

Cummins

 

[deluded pom?]

Or Sam Burgess.

Pisses me off when he gets up whining every time he's tackled instead of getting a quick PTB.

 

[deluded pom?]

It was a 50-50call at end, it went our way, could have gone the other way. We got lucky after totally switching off and thinking the game was over after 70mins

It wasn't 50-50. Cecchin had no doubts.

 

[JamesRustle]

Cummins

The other one starting with C. They all look the same!

 

[Vee]

Heathen!

No. I thought I was an atheist not game to come out until my catholic mother died because it would kill her, but speaking to my academic sociology Doctor sister today, I now consider myself an agnostic atheist because I want to believe in a higher power but my walnut sized scientifically trained brain just can't do life from a chemical sludge and an electric current.

Archer coming out defending Cummins final decision in the game.... purely on his form in these matters, I've changed my mind... definitely was stripped and try to Tonga.

It was Ceccin and having watched a quick replay, I'm satisfied, like last night, it was a loose carry. I'm biased against idiots like Fifita but I'm 61m into the replay and will check my decision again.

I'll let you know.

 

[Vee]

Sorry. Came here to note on 61m, Tongan defenders tackle Widdop in midair and driv him back into the ingoal.

Dumb Island footy.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Hold the phone!

 

[roughyedspud]

What an odd interpretation of this tweet.
Hurrell proclaiming his pride in representing Tonga is a bad thing?

Click on the link in that tweet!

 

[Usain Bolt]

This was ruled no try as well

 

[Pommy]

Stop correcting you do you mean?

If he’s eligible and wants to play for Tonga then why shouldn’t he?
You don’t know the first thing about him.
That was clearly obvious from the start.

But you complain about semi paying for Australia? Why shouldn’t he?

 

[deluded pom?]

I wouldn't expect Archer to say anything other than backing his man.

 

[Munted]

I would agree with that if there werent other examples of tries being given when someone loses the ball forward after a tackler has dislodged the ball. It happened with the Kiwi's in the 2008 RLWC final.

Examples also back up this decision.
P Wallace no try v Brisbane earlier this year.
Same scenario. Called as ‘defender not playing at ball’.

 

[Vee]

No. I thought I was an atheist not game to come out until my catholic mother died because it would kill her, but speaking to my academic sociology Doctor sister today, I now consider myself an agnostic atheist because I want to believe in a higher power but my walnut sized scientifically trained brain just can't do life from a chemical sludge and an electric current.
It was Ceccin and having watched a quick replay, I'm satisfied, like last night, it was a loose carry. I'm biased against idiots like Fifita but I'm 61m into the replay and will check my decision again.

I'll let you know.

Still tits deep in beer but not a doubt in the world it was a desperate tackle and a loose carry.

Just like the drunken me thought yesterday.

Cry in your beer Tonga.

 

[no name]

Click on the link in that tweet!

I did, still don't know what he wrote makes him a tool.
He didn't say anything about being eligible for any other nations or rejecting them, just sounds like a bloke who is proud of his team to me.