1315trinity wrote:
This is really what I was getting at - we gave the referee no chance to get to us because we did everything right. We need the same attitude against Catalans.
If we get drawn into the style of rugby we played prior to Saints, then sorry but we're our own worst enemies because we provide ammunition for the referee to penalise us. Let's face it we were dire at times!
Now, having said all that, I dislike Kendal as a referee. He seems to make his own rules up and he's arrogant.
Correct and its hard to believe that's been rectified completely. In truth it's only a matter of time before the discipline slips, we just have to hope it doesn't slip all the way. I've watched a lot of our games again this year (painful as it was) and 90% of the penalties were justified. Some were tight but once you get the Ref on a roll it's your own fault.
It's not fitness, lack of pace ore go forward that's destroyed us this year. It's simply been a case of choosing not to play the game right. Too many penalties, too many basic errors, far too many forced passes and kicks at the wrong time. Thats whats made the last two games so good, it's been like watching a professional team. If we can stick to the above for the rest of the season we have a chance. We will have more bad games I'm certain, we are just that kind of team and that can't change in a month.
If things work for us two more wins might do it, three almost certainly. Three is a 50% success rate, when you think JK had to more or less do a 100% in 2006 in six games then it's possible but still very difficult.
