That YC just after HT was pretty baffling. TMO's fault, Angus clearly didn't like to give it

Sure he lost that.

Italy playing Gardner like a Stradivarius

2 dropped balls for tries
And the Shittest YC ever

This is the worst officiating of the RWC by a fucking mile

And no one in the commentary box is even questioning it

I reckon World Rugby have had a word and silenced them

Italy well ahead now.

@sparky said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Italy well ahead now.

Should be with 16-14

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

Not my favourite ref by any stretch, but he was hung out to dry by his TMO today. Appalling performance.

I'm up to the 36th minute and there could really have been another 3 yellow cards for head contact

@Catogrande said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

Not my favourite ref by any stretch, but he was hung out to dry by his TMO today. Appalling performance.

And he could also have overruled him

@MiketheSnow surely he has to trust he has a better view of things?

Watching the replay. That yellow card to the Uruguayan for "direct contact with the head" was ridiculous. I didn't see any foul player there.

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

Wish.com version of Wayne Barnes.

The Italians were genuinely losing their shit through this game. Uruguay living rent free in their heads for the first 60 minutes.

Uruguay 6 should have been MOTM

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

@Catogrande said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

Not my favourite ref by any stretch, but he was hung out to dry by his TMO today. Appalling performance.

And he could also have overruled him

Ideally yes, but it is very rare for a ref to have balls big enough. This is something of a blight on the game IMO. Refs are supposed to be the sole arbiters, backed up by the touch judges and TMO, but it now seems that the TMO is calling all the shots.

@NTA said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

The Italians were genuinely losing their shit through this game. Uruguay living rent free in their heads for the first 60 minutes.

Uruguay 6 should have been MOTM

Preach

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: Italy v Uruguay:

Uruguay been hard done by two games in a row

Gardner is awful
Always had been
Hope we don’t see him this RWC
A lottery

Yeah but you're not neutral.

I've only watched the highlights, but the officiating was clearly a problem - again. Uruguay were rightly pissed-off after the final whistle.

I don't know what the answer is, but an acknowledgement from World Rugby that there is clearly a problem would be a good start.

@Victor-Meldrew we have known for years there were currently and would be issues with officiating.