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Digby wrote:Anyone catch the tackle stats for Sarries? They seemed to miss more than they're going to be comfortable with

Wasps did shred them wide from time to time, as I'd thought they might

The failure to even take a second look at Skelton's swinging arm high hit, which was probably a red, and the massive forward pass on the last / 2nd to last Sarries try, were just awful from both Doyle and the video ref. You've got clear evidence in front of you bit apparently not the nerve to use it.

That aside, Wasps can't argue too much as it was there first 20 minutes which lost it for them.

Skelton should have been sent off. He missed, but the malicious intent was as clear as can be.

I thought that both Bosch and Brits’ passes we’re forward for Spencer’s try.

Reversing those decisions would have changed the scoreline but I doubt they would hav made any difference to the result though.

Wasps were incredibly lucky that JP didn't look at Youngs' try - the pass from Wade was a mile forward. It looked as if he decided not to based on the back chat he got from Sarries. Which, while good to shut down the chat that Sarries instantly give as soon as something doesn't go their way, is a bit weird. Being dicks doesn't make them any less right about the forward pass

It prob was a touch forward but Sarries had several clear forward passes ignored during the game as they always seem to do. They really don't need to be favoured like that to win.

Beasties wrote:It prob was a touch forward but Sarries had several clear forward passes ignored during the game as they always seem to do. They really don't need to be favoured like that to win.

there were a lot of forward passes, and Wasps had one nailed on try disallowed, but they were outclassed tbh. There are two sides in the prem head and shoulders above the rest when playing even half well.

Daly scored a perfectly good try i thought. And yes, some forward passes went unnoticed. But really Saracens were by some margin the better side.
Thought their England contingent went very well indeed.

Thought the Wade pass looked ok (just), but the one from Bosch that led to a try went forward in to another time zone.

fivepointer wrote:Daly scored a perfectly good try i thought. And yes, some forward passes went unnoticed. But really Saracens were by some margin the better side.
Thought their England contingent went very well indeed.

And why did Maitland not even get a ticking off for going in with his knees to Daly’s head when he scored that perfectly good try?

Watching the wasps game thompson might actually be the back rower Tigers have needed in the last 5 or so years.

Some one making the point on twitter, how much was the plastic pitch responsible for willis' injury. The way his foot plants and his leg twists.

twitchy wrote:Some one making the point on twitter, how much was the plastic pitch responsible for willis' injury. The way his foot plants and his leg twists.

The size and amount of studs he was using wouldn’t have helped either. Same issue in the NFL.

So Billy going off wasn't tactical, he had a sore hamstring and they took him off before anything more developed.

Digby wrote:So Billy going off wasn't tactical, he had a sore hamstring and they took him off before anything more developed.

...is one version.