#sixnations2020

This is about the Wales and England rugby match that took place on Saturday. There were quite a few things that happened in this game that were wrong and has caused a ‘debate’ as it were.

Joe Marler, for no reason, grabbed Alun Wyn Jones’ bollocks. He even looked straight in the direction of the side-line referee – who then said he ‘didn’t see it’ even though Alun moved to the side so he could see it happen and was shouting to him.

Piers Morgan said it was because it’s to stop the person from throwing a punch. Excuse me, Alun would not throw a punch. He knows better than that, he is the team’s captain and a well respected player that has 134 caps to his name. He isn’t like some players from the French team.

Second, Piers Morgan said to Susan: “what do you think they do in the scrums?” And he said they do it all the time throughout the match. No sir, they do not. Now, I might just be a girl who has grown in a rugby household, and from a country who’s national sport is rugby, but I’m PRETTY SURE the players don’t grab each other’s bollocks in the scrum. They hook their arm underneath and hold the inner thigh. But I could be wrong, I’m just a girl.

For Piers to then say that the other two news broadcasters (who are both female) that they don’t know rugby, they don’t know what they’re talking about? No sir, YOU don’t know rugby. You stick to football in which all the players roll around on the floor crying when they only got a little tap, most of the time not even a tap. Leave the sport that is actually dangerous to the professionals.

George was took off the field two weekends ago because of a concussion (not the first time and probably won’t be the last) and was back for the Wales and England match and played ABSOLUTELY AMAZING even when he had a VERY hard blow to the head (yes, that was not a tackle but that’s another post for another day) and CARRIED ON. Also, Alun got a hit to the head and was down for a minute. ALUN. ALUN WYN JONES. 118kg, 6’ 6” ALUN WYN JONES.

Piers said it was funny back in the day when it happened in football with Paul Gascoigne and someone else. But times have changed since then and it is not ok. It was not ok back then to do. Now in rugby, it carries at least a 12 week ban or at the higher end 208 weeks. After double checking my numbers are correct (and I found they are) I’ve seen that Joe Marler’s carreer could be in danger (read bellow).

Now I love rugby. I’m not the type of person that would hate other teams. I’m a fair supporter. If my team does something wrong, I would talk about it and agree it was wrong. If one team played well (like England played pretty well until some points) then I would say so. But some of the actions on the field by England on Saturday were uncalled for and innapropriate.

Owen Farrell should’ve been taken off or at least have been given a yellow card. You do not push down a player twice, and the same player, for no reason.