@MiketheSnow said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Wales 23 announced
Pretty happy with that.
Very happy to see a playmaker at 12 in Ben Thomas
6-2 bench is interesting
Good impact off the bench
Blair Murray makes his debut after a good start to the season with the Scarlets
Playmakers at 9, 10, 12, 13
If we win clean ball we could see our backs at their best
Surprised we didn't see Henry Thomas get a start at tighthead.
Also Freddie Thomas, thought they'd have capped him off the bench.
@pooler-fan Can't you find any in places like Lautoka, Sigatoka, Rakiraki or Lambasa etc?
Lake lying like a beached whale
Penalty to Fiji
Munts slots it comfortably
Wales 7 - 3 Fiji
12 mins
Fantastic pass from Tomos Williams splits the Fijian defence and puts Winnett in for Wales’ second try
Called back for clear out from Refell to head
YC
Correct by the letter of the law
Let’s see consistency
@MiketheSnow said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Going to be plenty of tries in this match
Suspect there might be quite a few cards too.
@Mr-Fish said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
That'll be a red card.
Winnett was low
Could go either way
Brilliant individual effort. He's really come of age this year. Fiji would have loved to have had either him or IAR at the World Cup last year.
@MiketheSnow said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
@Mr-Fish said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
That'll be a red card.
Winnett was low
Could go either way
After it was judged to be foul play it was basically always going to be red.
I have no problem with this ref’s decisions
And he admits when he’s wrong
Wish he’d clean up the diving in at the ruck
Don't understand why Gats persists with Griffin at tighthead, I get that he has potential but hasn't played.
Henry Thomas is performing well this season, just a head scratching decision for me.
@Tordah said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Radradra's should have been YC. Mitigation: Oppo player at almost hip height
A player being low is not mitigation once foul play has already been determined (but it can result in no foul play being determined by the ref). A sudden drop in height can be - but that wasn't the case here.
Wales 14 - 10 Fiji
Halftime
Some great moments from both sides
But the cards have made it stop start
@Mr-Fish said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
@Tordah said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Radradra's should have been YC. Mitigation: Oppo player at almost hip height
A player being low is not mitigation once foul play has already been determined (but it can result in no foul play being determined by the ref). A sudden drop in height can be - but that wasn't the case here.
Is that so? Whatever the process, I think a YC would have been the correct call here.
@pooler-fan said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Don't understand why Gats persists with Griffin at tighthead, I get that he has potential but hasn't played.
Henry Thomas is performing well this season, just a head scratching decision for me.
From the look of that pen I think the ref got it wrong
@Tordah said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
@Mr-Fish said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
@Tordah said in Autumn Test 2024 : Wales v Fiji:
Radradra's should have been YC. Mitigation: Oppo player at almost hip height
A player being low is not mitigation once foul play has already been determined (but it can result in no foul play being determined by the ref). A sudden drop in height can be - but that wasn't the case here.
Is that so? Whatever the process, I think a YC would have been the correct call here.
The below list of mitigating factors is deliberately not exhaustive but low height has never really been taken into consideration with the new(ish) framework:
@MiketheSnow it looked like the loosehead got under Griffin for the penalty.
Think he'll be a good international tighthead in a few years.
He's not ready now though.
