Originally Posted by sensoria:
“I have another issue with England and that is Robshaws constant chat to the ref. It will turn the ref against you in the end. He was all over Owens all game and it did England no good.
I say the same about Referees to teams I coach. Make a couple of points but don't argue with him, refs don't lose you championships they don't even lose you games. How you manage the ref is down to you.
For me the referee is irrelevant to the outcome. Its how you manage the things you are responsible that deliver the outcome.”
Yes definitely agree on that
Also, I'm not overly convinced on his decision making. Of course we all remember the Autumn 2012 fiasco but even as recently as Saturday he was unassured at times.
I thought giving Ford that kick at goal on the 10 metre line early on was mad, it was too 50/50, and in a game where you need to chase points wasting a minute and a half like that is silly when you can punt it into the corner and build something
There was one stage near the end too when they won a pen and you could see him deliberating over it. I could actually see Nowell roaring towards him and pointing at the corner. Robshaw just seemed to nearly panic in a way, they needed a try badly
Also against Ireland he turned down a gimme 3 points at a key stage in the first half to go for the corner. they lost the lineout... 3 points would have settled them down massively after being bet up all half
In saying that, he's a tremendous warrior on the pitch and really leads by example in his play.