'Bloody touch judge' - Jamie Roberts brilliantly sends up his own botched pass in video
A decorated veteran of professional rugby, Jamie Roberts is both big enough and secure enough in his abilities to be able to take a pop at his himself.
The Bath centre did exactly that on Twitter following his side’s tight victory over Sale Sharks at The Rec yesterday, when one pass in particular didn’t reach it’s intended target – or rather, its intended target was not who Roberts’ thought it was.
The 33-year-old played a big part in what was a much-needed win for Bath, but as one attempted pass to his teammate showed, he didn’t have it all his own way.
“That awkward moment when you think you’ve put your teammate away then realize it’s the bloody touch judge belting it down the wing,” tweeted Roberts.
That awkward moment when you think you’ve put your teammate away then realize it’s the bloody touch judge belting it down the wing ??????
Atmosphere was immense at the Rec yesterday. Thanks to all the @bathrugby supporters. Gritty result vs Sale for us to finish 2019 with a W ? pic.twitter.com/ys497v67MD
— Jamie Roberts (@Jamiehuwroberts) December 29, 2019
“Atmosphere was immense at the Rec yesterday. Thanks to all the Bath Rugby supporters. Gritty result versus Sale for us to finish 2019 with a W.”
It’s clear that Roberts, capped 94 times by Wales, is enjoying the Autumn of his professional career.
The hulking 6’4, 111kg back arrived in the West Country following three years with Harlequins.
The hugely experienced Welshman – who featured in the 2009 and 2013 British & Irish Lions tours – started his career with Cardiff RFC before joining Cardiff Blues in 2007. Having made over 80 appearances for the Welsh outfit, Roberts spent two seasons with French Top 14 side Racing Metro.
After taking the first two months of the season out to concentrate on media work at the Rugby World Cup, he’s now returned to help push Stuart Hooper’s side towards the summit of the Gallagher Premiership.
Bath currently sit in 5th position on the table. With the European competition effectively beyond them, they are now free to focus fully on domestic competition.
The game against Sale saw the return of Roberts Welsh teammate Taulupe Faletau. The No.8 made it through a full 80-minutes in what was his first start in nearly a year.
“He is pleased he has got through it,” Bath Director of Rugby Stuart Hooper said. “Credit to him for the work he has put in and to our medical team.
“I was watching him closely and thinking, ‘When do we bring him off?’ But he was going really well and had some big moments at the end of the game which you would expect from a player of his quality.”
RugbyPass had the pleasure of interviewing Ireland and Lions star David Wallace.
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Just came back from the game and the atmosphere was amazing. Players stayed afterwards for more than a hour to sign stuff and take photos with fans. Great day out.
4 Go to commentsA great game. The Sharks without Etsebeth are a shadow of the team compared to when he plays. The limitations of Some of the expensive Sharks players are being exposed. Credit to Clermont for some exhilaration play at times.
4 Go to comments100% Mr Owens. But who would want to be a referee.? It must be the most difficult job on earth.
1 Go to commentsStarts to be overdone and oversold this systematic SA narrative…which nevertheless has the merit in this case to recognise blatant refereeing mistakes in their favor
4 Go to commentsNice article. Shades of Steinbeck. They can win the final if they take the game seriously; but only if they take it seriously.
4 Go to commentsWhat a sad way to end a glittering career. Somebody should tell him to delete his social media accounts and face the consequences of what he's done. Then he should slip away quietly into obscurity. This isn't likely to happen, something tells me he'll be back in The Sun / Daily Mail sooner rather than later.
3 Go to commentsguys its fine! he understands why he did what he did and has taken accountability for it; why should he have to be accountable to a court? after all he did was abuse people in person - its not as if he was engaging in _online_ abuse!
3 Go to commentsChiefs flanker Kaylum Boshier yellow-carded for collapsing the scrum as it rolled towards the line. It was a maul….
1 Go to commentsyou know, i’m a leinster fan so I want Northampton to lose and it is gonna be tuff with Cortney lawes, Alex michell and the other guys🏉 lets go leinster🏉
1 Go to commentsWelcome to the Pro ranks. Those hard teams of old do hit the sole better though. its a dog fight at the top.
6 Go to commentsCan someone fill me in please, I've read a number of Ben Smith articles now and it seems he's got something again South Africa? Surely, this game was over and done with 7 months ago. Can't we have something a bit more interesting and relevant, or is this the calibre of journalist on this site?
228 Go to commentsNot sure what the Welsh are moaning about. They’ve had far more players off England, than England have had off Wales. Guys like Josh Hathaway and Kane James will play for Wales in the end. And they’ll be fsr better players for having played in the Gallagher Premiership, than they ever would have been had they stayed mired in the shambles that is Welsh rugby.
4 Go to commentsThis is all being blown totally out of proportion. First of all, since half the Irish team isn’t Irish - it’s very likely that none of the Irish players said that at all and, thus, we’re not being arrogant. Second, since half the Irish team is Kiwi - it’s very likely the Kiwi players were predicting a NZ SA World Cup final. Which they got spot on. Good on them!
163 Go to commentsAha. An Irishman with logic! Follow the flow: - Ireland peaks with a >80% win record between 2020 and 2023. And then… - crashes out of another QF at the WC; - Beat a poor French Team; - Beat 6N wooden spoonists Italy; - Play shite against eventual wooden spoonists Wales; - Lose against the most boring, “the worst English team ever” , a team widely regarded as unable to attack; - scrape through against Scotland. This article, No - Trimble, is on the money! Except for one glaring statement: _The Springboks have a few aces in the hole in this debate being the reigning world champions and official world number ones_ There is no debate, boys and girls. There it is. In black and white. “Reigning World Champions and OFFICIAL world number ones”. Come July, the overrated Andy Farrell and this overhyped team are going to enter into a world of hurt.
87 Go to commentsI’d like to know what homoerotic events Daniel enjoyed at 8th man. I clearly missed out!
19 Go to commentsThis article is missing some detail, like some actual context or info about what led to him abusing the ref.
2 Go to comments*They used to say that football is a gentleman sport watched by hooligans and rugby is a hooligan sport watched by gentlemen. How times have changed.*
3 Go to commentsexcept ot wasnt late wasnt late at all so dont know why you all saying its late he commits early and its your fault fir not paying attention
30 Go to commentsNot sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
1 Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
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