Scotland vs England - Sat 4.40pm

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Given up on this if this is the standard of officiating we have to put up with. It is quite honestly staggering!
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This is the best ref in the world, but this is the worst game I’ve ever seen him have.

We were just taken out in the air, why no penalty?
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Epaminondas Pules wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:24 pm Given up on this if this is the standard of officiating we have to put up with. It is quite honestly staggering!
Abysmal reffing today
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Stom wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:25 pm This is the best ref in the world, but this is the worst game I’ve ever seen him have.

We were just taken out in the air, why no penalty?
The last England game he reffed he was shit too
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Stom wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:25 pm
Epaminondas Pules wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:24 pm Given up on this if this is the standard of officiating we have to put up with. It is quite honestly staggering!
Abysmal reffing today
The first yellow wasn’t even a penalty. It was a perfectly good turnover. Cowan Dickie’s no arm tackle was clearly not a no arm tackle. I mean the TMO watched it and still got it wrong. Pepper pinged for a perfectly good turnover. Steward’s knees down but that’s a maul.

I don’t mind the last one so much. It’s often a yellow, but wha preceded it had been awful.

We’re missing way too many tackle and box kicking WAY too much, but fuck me we’re playing against 17 men at the moment. It’s not biased it is just incompetent!
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Easy to blame the ref. Too many players not rising to the occasion.
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Amashukeli is having a really poor day at the office.
He's far from alone in that.

England won't win this by sticking to the plan
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This is a good ref who isnt at his sharpest.

There's a few in white we could say the same about.

We seemed completely ill prepared for what came our way and have looked all at sea at times. Seriously underwhelming effort so far.
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Based on the first yellow card period, surely Earl has to play at 12 with Dingwall and Freeman moving out. We could not defend wide as it was tried earlier.
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The TMO has been just as bad!
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Curry on.
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fivepointer wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:37 pm This is a good ref who isnt at his sharpest.

There's a few in white we could say the same about.

We seemed completely ill prepared for what came our way and have looked all at sea at times. Seriously underwhelming effort so far.
The tone was set right at the start. Maul then 20 metres and the first though is box kick!

Then the most ridiculous yellow card on the history of rugby.


But we are missing way too many first up tackles; and it’s mostly forwards being shit in defence. Including our best tacklers like Underhill. Scotland have capitalised really well.
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The second half is going to be a stern test for the coaching team and the on-field leadership team. No sign of any leadership in the first half.
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With the terrible officiating, our tackling has been appalling. Missed tackles had cost us this
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I’m not sure if a yellow can can be rescinded so Arundell will also be banned won’t he?
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Epaminondas Pules wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:42 pm I’m not sure if a yellow can can be rescinded so Arundell will also be banned won’t he?
It's a hearing, rather than a ban, that's automatic, isn't it?
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Knocked on… by a boot. So that’s not a knock on, right?
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Stom wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:43 pm Knocked on… by a boot. So that’s not a knock on, right?
In fairness, that looked like a knock on. It's one of those days. Disappointed he is less quick with a card at the scrum....
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Still think England should win - so much stronger up front.

Also don't think the refereeing has been particularly bad.
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Genge has been terrible outside of the scrum.
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Fagerson’s better than he’s showing today.
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We have been pretty gash, irrespective of the worst I’ve ever seen Amashukeli.
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Bad mistake. We’ve killed ourselves today.
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Beasties wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:55 pm We have been pretty gash
Yes, that was so laboured. Mentally there is something very wrong v the scots
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Jeez, and then another terrible decision, Heyes no need to do that
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