Poor decision there with France not rolling away and it didn't look like the ball was over the line.

Pen to Argentina

Fra 7-3 Arg
15 mins

Pen to France

Fra 10-3 Arg
17 mins

Fucking hell, has Pearce eaten Foster?

13-6 France

How was that an ugly kick?

Argentina playing fast temp, fast pace rugby. Lovely to watch.

Half backs playing well. Keeping France guessing.

France camped offside.

Should have been a YC

Ooo I say

Come on the argies!

13-9 France 26 min gone

Antonio looks done

Great patience from the French. great discipline from the Argies

Am I the only one who thinks Argentina knocked that out?

Pearce you're too fat to see his hand facing back.

I know we give out about Reece’s speed but that French 11 is seriously quick.

Just like that, the argies look like toast

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

I know we give out about Reece’s speed but that French 11 is seriously quick.

was just going to say that

he's saved them in defence a couple of times already

The ball went backwards, so how's that a knock on ?

@WestieFella Pearce thinks he’s clairvoyant

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

Looking forward the puma fight back. We’ve seen it this year

The American commentary at halftime is cringy

Argentina’s kicking has been terrible in comparison

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

Looks like he just tried to pop it over the French head to try re-gather.
The fact it actually went backwards is what gets me. Surely it can't be a deliberate knock on if it doesn't go forward.
I think I'm pissing in the wind though...

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

I know we give out about Reece’s speed but that French 11 is seriously quick.

Or Juan Martin Gonzalez is quicker than Reece too.

Fuck me. Argies can be sublime but some days they're just dumb as shit

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

The ball went backwards a metre.

France are giving Argentina a bit of a hiding.

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

The ball went backwards a metre.

The referee explained why he made that decision. And it was pretty obvious on repay

Argies playing well when they manage to keep 15 on the field.

He’s a Ferrari.

That's an amazing try from that quick winger.

@antipodean said in France v Argentina:

Argies playing well when they manage to keep 15 on the field.

Except for that donkey scrumhalf. Charged down twice in succession kicking from the base of rucks.

No replay of potential French knockon?

@booboo Yeah, this hometown TV director cooking is a blight on the sport. Maybe the TMO checked it but still…

Pearce is a dick

Massive forward pass right in front of the AR. Completely ignored.

@NTA said in France v Argentina:

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

The ball went backwards a metre.

The referee explained why he made that decision. And it was pretty obvious on repay

Yep his reasons are clearly not in the laws of rugby. The law does not mention hand direction. You must intentionally knock the ball forward to be penalised and he did not knock the ball forward. It must be intentional and it must be knocked forward. Two components need to be satisfied which weren't.

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@NTA said in France v Argentina:

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

The ball went backwards a metre.

The referee explained why he made that decision. And it was pretty obvious on repay

Yep his reasons are clearly not in the laws of rugby. The law does not mention hand direction. You must intentionally knock the ball forward to be penalised and he did not knock the ball forward. It must be intentional and it must be knocked forward. Two components need to be satisfied which weren't.

You don't have to knock on to be penalised for deliberately knocking the ball out of play.

@antipodean said in France v Argentina:

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@NTA said in France v Argentina:

@brodean said in France v Argentina:

@Billy-Tell said in France v Argentina:

Looked like a penalty try to me. That was a slap in a forward direction. Even if ball maybe went sideways. Think this score line puts NZs effort into perspective. The French fullback is having a very good game. Dupont too he’s making all the right decisions.

The ball went backwards a metre.

The referee explained why he made that decision. And it was pretty obvious on repay

Yep his reasons are clearly not in the laws of rugby. The law does not mention hand direction. You must intentionally knock the ball forward to be penalised and he did not knock the ball forward. It must be intentional and it must be knocked forward. Two components need to be satisfied which weren't.

You don't have to knock on to be penalised for deliberately knocking the ball out of play.

He didn't delibrately knock the ball out of play. He knocked the ball backwards and then it bounced to the side.