England - the third round

[Sourdust]

I saw it from the overhead camera when I watched the match again. It looked forward from overhead.

Sorry I can't tell you where I saw it. I THINK it was an unused angle, but it might just have been slowed-down footage of what was broadcast.

The ball goes yards forward relative to the pitch, which was talked about as conclusive, but of course it's not. However the passer's (George?) hands move clearly forwards.The ball leaves his possession in the direction the tryline. It's not outrageous, but neither is there any doubt. Had the TMO been invoked there's no way the try could have stood. It's the kind of thing that used to get missed all the time before TMOs (understandably) and is still missed quite often (bafflingly), and I don't think we'd have been complaining much about it unless it had been a late winner. But in the context of the "Jammy Wales" narrative, we should be flagging it up.

[oldbackrow]

I saw it from the overhead camera when I watched the match again. It looked forward from overhead.

Sorry I can't tell you where I saw it. I THINK it was an unused angle, but it might just have been slowed-down footage of what was broadcast.

The ball goes yards forward relative to the pitch, which was talked about as conclusive, but of course it's not. However the passer's (George?) hands move clearly forwards.The ball leaves his possession in the direction the tryline. It's not outrageous, but neither is there any doubt. Had the TMO been invoked there's no way the try could have stood. It's the kind of thing that used to get missed all the time before TMOs (understandably) and is still missed quite often (bafflingly), and I don't think we'd have been complaining much about it unless it had been a late winner. But in the context of the "Jammy Wales" narrative, we should be flagging it up.

[Wallpaperman]

Merci beaucoup

[Sandydragon]

Fair play, the rest of that try build up and the finish was quality. Slightly iffy pass so that means we both have one iffy try each.

[normanski]

Fair play, the rest of that try build up and the finish was quality. Slightly iffy pass so that means we both have one iffy try each.

Well said!

[Sourdust]

Fair play, the rest of that try build up and the finish was quality. Slightly iffy pass so that means we both have one iffy try each.

Exactly. Really well-worked try, with a dodgy finish. Shouldn't count but I'm not complaining - easy to be relaxed about these when you win, of course.

Similarly, Sanjay's try is on the end of one of the best attacks I've seen from Wales in a long time. Without "the incident" it would be in everyone's "Try of the 6N" reels. Check out the previous 60s to see what I mean.

(Trigger warning: May make uncomfortable viewing for "Biggar can't get our attack moving" exponents)