The Hornet's Nest

Dan, if you make a spear tackle you go no argument. That's what Sam Warburton did. The Fench were excellent, they have their problems and they were playing a fired up Welsh team but they kept their heads and defended resolutely. To win you need points and unhappily that is where the Welsh fell down, France got their kicks in and Wales didn't.

I hear Sam Warburton's sending off is being branded controversial, only in that the referee applied the rules. May referee's would be lax in this situation and award a caution. Who is to say that we would have had the same game if Sam Warburton had stayed on, with perhaps a caution.

And a final thought can you imagine the pro-Welsh pain the BBC would inflict on us if Wales had won, doesn't bear thinking about.

 

I am being devils advocate here, a foul is a foul, the law says that if you lift someone off the ground you are responsible for their safety. Warburton clearly lets him fall under his own steam, no he did not spear him to the ground but he did let him go!

 

900 pages and the 18,000th entry will be on this page as well! Well done everyone

 

Góðan daginn til allra. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar.

Frothy cappuccinos for for al, HH,Leon and W_Y
Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob and theo
Strong coffee for Sandy
Milky coffee for Yorkie
Espresso for SuffolkHorn
Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen
Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie
Tea for BHD jsybaz Lloydinio and BCFC Red
hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW
Tea and cake for Minx
Caramel latte for Hornette
Redwine for NZ as he is so ahead of us in time

 

We have a good day. No clouds and not freezing. Rain is predicted for later.

 

If my terminology is up to scratch a spear tackle is when you make no attempt to tackle the player, but simply ram them. This is not what Warburton did, he simply lifted the player and then dumped him down. Last i checked this was a penalty and sin bin offence. The French player did not land on his head he landed flat on his back. Very similar to the one in the 2003 RWC final against Australia.

 

What a great start to the day, 60,000 miserable sods in Cardiff - what joy.....as i said at work yesterday what would you prefer Larva Bread or a nice glass of Burgundy?...OFH can I become a temporary frog for a week or so?

 

He did let him go - but it seemed that was because he lost his footing - but in the end it was a good game and the Welsh had chances to win it

 

But the other side of that in days before fridges - and yes for some of you - there were days before we all had fridges - the summer "hot" milk on the doorstep was horrible

 

True - but we're speaking about Scotland here, very few summers hot enough to heat your milk

And if there were any, we'd simply be canny and stop the milk delivery until the weather cooled down again!

 

A spear tackle does not have to end with the player being tackled finishing on the floor.

Anyhow it gives us a bogeyman to dislike in the final France v Australia or New Zealand, there won't be anyone here rooting for our "continental brothers"

 

Thanks for the caramel latte Ak

 

Just watching the footie with a very loud man u supporter, its hysterical!

 

I assume Wales lost...bugger then

 

Blimey - just spotted the half time score in Scotland. Killie 3 Celtic 0

 

I thought you were gone for the day H? It's good to see you back so soon

 

We will arrive quickly at 18.000 now H is here

 

Now that is so funny

 

shall I try and get there?

 

I'm on the phone at the mo Al, just chilling with the football before we head to Vicarage Road thanks lovely