He deserved much better. That's about it, really. It is patently obvious that he was making a genuine attempt at a charge-down (the ref was satisfied with that, at least) and was already airborne, If Russell wasn't going to take avoiding action (and he needn't), collision was inevitable. And, as far as one can ever push a counterfactual, it made the difference between the two-point loss and a one-point victory.
Ho, hum, that's the sport. But on his very last game ...
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Who?
ReplyDeleteObviously I could Google the name but some clue to the sport involved would be nice. Yeah, I see charge-down, but that doesn't help.
Long time no Bath win.
ReplyDelete(Rugby Premiership Final. English Rugby Union (and league too iirc) is one of those sports where the season finishes but then the top few sides play each other to see who the "champions" are.)
Whereas I suspect that Cole knew exactly what he was doing. I ask myself: if I were trying to charge down Russell's kick could I have avoided blewtering him? And I answer "yes". I probably could not have avoided touching him but that's a different matter.
ReplyDeleteSuch a chump, assaulting the other team's star out in open ground.
I assume the "play-offs" and "final" are purely a money making exercise from the RFU.
ReplyDeleteYes and no. The original rationale 20ish years ago was that the stronger teams were hobbled by losing their internationals for a large chunk of the season. So they should be given another bite at the cherry at the end of the season when they have their full squad back. That rationale doesn't apply so much in a 10-team league, but of course now everyone is used to the money...
DeleteAgree with Dearieme on that ... it was fairly ordinary. Pity.
ReplyDeleteIt appears vast numbers of USAF air tankers are heading east.
ReplyDeleteAnd the carrier group in the far east is heading west.
So much for “no wars under Trump”. Pity.