Highlanders v Reds
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Really enjoyed that game as a neutral. Both teams left it all out there on the field, and it was good to see the intensity ramped up a few notches from earlier rounds. Landers should have played that way from the get-go. Renton, Harmon and Burns were huge. Renton my MOTM was into everything. Shame Burns is moving offshore next season, felt he has only just clicked with the team and comp ethos, and brings a real point of difference. Good to see the team being driven around the field decisively for a change. Moving forward the Landers hopefully will be scouting for another specialist 10. Hunt is better at 15, he is so obviously not a 10. Agree with comments above about Harmon being the best 7 in NZ.
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Not sure what they can achieve by complaining to the Rugby Union Players’ Association, but they're complaining about mulitple incidents now where they think there should have been a card/citing and the way Connor Vest "had to" walk off the field.
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sure, but straight away you can see a mitigating factor in how low o'conner is crouched to take the tackle, during the game i think that might get a yellow, how does a yellow work in a siting?
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@Kiwiwomble The equivalent of a yellow card is a Citing Commissioner warning.
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@Stargazer thats probably fair
i think one of the biggest things that came out of that game for me....nareki putting in loads of tackles (where the best place to find out how many) and i felt like every single one of them was waist/thigh and he generally put his target on his arse every single time. I know hes not super tall and so its easier but he showed you can put in dominant tackles whilst going low
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Super Rugby Pacific refereeing officials believe there was indeed foul play by the Highlanders in the tackle which broke the neck of Reds lock Connor Vest, but that it wasn’t Shannon Frizell at fault, and no yellow card was warranted.
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@Kiwiwomble that isn't a mitigating factor is it? It's a sudden change it height, e.g. if he suddenly slipped. JOC never changed his height.
You can't just say 'dude wasn't standing up straight so I'm allowed to shoulder him in the head'. That be dumb.
I actually think with that one it just looks bad from that angle and primary contact was the chest. But let's not start pretending the reffing in SR has been anywhere near competent or safe.
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@Derpus i feel he's crouched in his last stride anticipating the impact so i would say it was a late change in height, but its not a hill im going to die on as burns could and should have gone lower as nareki managed to do so often in that game
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@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Reds:
Super Rugby Pacific refereeing officials believe there was indeed foul play by the Highlanders in the tackle which broke the neck of Reds lock Connor Vest, but that it wasn’t Shannon Frizell at fault, and no yellow card was warranted.
I don't see a single quote admitting fault. Quality Stuff journalism again.
Reds' anger over Vest Incident inaction taken to RUPA
