"Foaming" - Italy boss furious with referee decision against Wales
Rugby NewsSaturday, 11 March 2023 at 23:23
In the immediate aftermath of the defeat against Wales, Italy head coach Kieran Crowley didn’t hold back in his assessment of the match officials.
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He said; “How can a team give away 17 penalties and not be warned once?”
"Five or six of those were on their own line. The non-awarding of the penalty try to us in the first half, it was their number ten was offside when he tackled.”
“Then they didn’t even review the two guys who cleaned out were tackled in the back field when we broke.”
“There’s a lot of bloody frustration.”
Afterward, Crowley proceeded to emphasize the missed opportunities made by his team due to their own errors, before the topic of officiating was raised once more.
“You’ve got to go through the right channels but I don’t know but I am sick of going through the right channels and getting a response of oh we’re sorry we got it wrong.”
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“Absolute shambles” – 5 players who flopped in today’s Six Nations action
#1. Josh Adams (Wales)
Wales Online 5/10: "Looked frustrated after being subbed on 52 minutes, having failed to convert a decent chance and then had a kick charged down.
"There had earlier been some decent chasing and covering, but he’ll know the importance of making the most of the big moments."
#2. Marcus Smith (England)
Rugby Pass 3.5/10: "Looked confused from the off, disorientation summed up by his head-scratching punt after England win a free at a scrum. That gave the French a soft mark to clear from their 22.
Marcus Smith of England during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and France at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on Saturday 11th March 2023 | Photo: James Fearn/PPAUK.
"His puzzled effort continued right the way through on a miserable evening capped by that gaffe of not touching down behind his line, allowing Ollivon to burgle his second try."
Telegraph 5/10: "A promotion too soon? Probably. Solid enough in front of the uprights but gifted too many kicks to the waiting arms of Ramos and struggled to manipulate space."
#3. Niccolo Cannone (Italy)
Planet Rugby 5/10: "A quiet performance from the second-rower. Conceded a penalty, missed a few tackles and had little success with the ball in hand.
"There was a step up when Edoardo Iachizzi replaced him."
#4. Jack Van Poortvliet (England)
Telegraph 3/10: "His job was to quicken the tempo but instead presided over a slow ruck and shanked a horrible box kick. Was hauled off for Mitchell minutes into the second half. "
Jack van Poortvliet of England is interviewed during the England Rugby Captains Run ahead of the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 11 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
#5. Tomas Francis (Wales)
Wales Online 5/10: "Wales needed him to test Fishcetti’s scrummaging credentials, but the Welsh set-piece hit trouble more than once. Francis tackled well enough but struggled to get his hands on the ball."
Rugby Pass 6/10: "Was absolutely melted by Fischetti on Italy’s first put-in but was solid thereafter. Put in the grubber kick of the century, which earns him a bonus point."
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