Match Thread

[Chunky24]

Commentators obviously as confused as me. It was the same maul and Hougaard came in from the side but ref decides it was a breakaway and no longer a maul hence truck and trailer???

Wasps needed to take a wuss player with them for it to be the same maul, unfortunately it was obstruction when they broke off.

So 8f all the Worcester players decided to disengage then the maul ends, Worcester then step in again and Wasps get penalised? Shades of the Italian ruck debacle?

If the ball is at the back in that situation they would be told to move it away or break off before being penalised, if the ball at the front they could carry on driving.

[westwaleswasp]

Should have won it much more easily.
Harsh by Tempest on the penultimate scrum.
We were responsible for a total refusal to give the ball air in the first half when camped on their line.

[Jack9909]

Thought the fekitoa/odogwu partnership really struggled s today.

We clearly tried to play a lot of 9 and Dan was excellent, but every time Jacob got the ball he seemed to look for content and more often than not got smashed backwards or turned over.

Possibly a decision due to the conditions to keep it tight but if you don't give your Outside backs the ball it's going to be difficult to create chances.

Lucky win in the end

[Neils]

Just back from jab time. Is it worth watching on Prem Rugby later?

[Steve from Cov]

Should have won it much more easily.
Harsh by Tempest on the penultimate scrum.
We were responsible for a total refusal to give the ball air in the first half when camped on their line.

Thought that scrum penalty decision was wrong. Their scrum was reversing.

The only reason the scrum wheeled round is their loose head went to ground.

[Wombles]

Just back from jab time. Is it worth watching on Prem Rugby later?

I'd watch the highlights buddy, there wont be many as it was not a good game at all.

[Neils]

Just back from jab time. Is it worth watching on Prem Rugby later?

I'd watch the highlights buddy, there wont be many as it was not a good game at all.

Ta

[WonkyWasp]

Liked the first half.  Ten minutes into the second half  I had to go away into another room till 5 minutes from the end - and  even that was nerve-racking.  But at least the team made it.  Just.

[Shugs]

That falls firmly into the "a win is a win" category. Got across the line. West, JTA, Shields and Young were great.

[Heathen]

How many kickable penalties did we turn down in search of a 5/7 pointer?

We were in a position at the start of the game where 4 wins from 4 would probably give us a top 8 finish. IMHO we really need to take each game as KO rugby and points accumulation should be paramount. How many tap and gos' and kick to the corner failed? I reckon we could have had at least another 12 points. That would have settled the nerves and allowed us to play more controlled rugby.

For the next game - (I know I don't pick the team!!) I would have Taylor starting, Jimmy at 12, Malakai 13 and Paolo 14.

[Shugs]

Definitely agree with that back line and I'd add Miller at 15.

[Neils]

Definitely agree with that back line and I'd add Miller at 15.

Agreed

[wasps]

We had real scrum dominance early. Maybe Alo is a suitable scrummaging replacement for Brookes (he seems more of a wrecker around the park too)

However, we also had dominance after Alo went off, so maybe they had just had a weakish scrum


Jury out, but I'd like to see more

[RogerE]

Full match allready up on PRL site

[Chunky24]

Commentators obviously as confused as me. It was the same maul and Hougaard came in from the side but ref decides it was a breakaway and no longer a maul hence truck and trailer???

Wasps needed to take a wuss player with them for it to be the same maul, unfortunately it was obstruction when they broke off.

So 8f all the Worcester players decided to disengage then the maul ends, Worcester then step in again and Wasps get penalised? Shades of the Italian ruck debacle?

If the ball is at the back in that situation they would be told to move it away or break off before being penalised, if the ball at the front they could carry on driving.

This has just been perfectly explained in the Bristol game by CMK, if the maul is driving straight and the defenders detach the same maul can continue, if the attacking team choose to detach and "change lanes" then it is obstruction.