2016 End-of-year internationals

[Crucial]

I had to read that twice as well. Aggravating Factors are things that will aggravate the punishment. Mitigating factors are the opposite. The mitigation to the punishment was because Marler was being a cock.

[Crucial]

Here is how they explain it:

• Mitigating factors could include a player’s good record
  and character, the action taken to prevent the incident occurring
  again, an apology and remorse. Aggravating factors could include
  the player being classified as a persistent offender of the
  laws of the game, a lack of remorse or the need for a deterrent
  to combat a pattern of offending.

[Catogrande]

@Crucial That makes more sense. From that it seems that there is no relevance placed on provocation?

[Bones]

Geez, how could he not think stamping in the face deserves a red card?

[Disgusted of TW]

@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Geez, how could he not think stamping in the face deserves a red card?

I reckon that could be down to a beef, beef and more beef diet

[Bones]

@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Geez, how could he not think stamping in the face deserves a red card?

I reckon that could be down to a beef, beef and more beef diet

Those Hindus could be onto something ya reckon.

[Crucial]

@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Geez, how could he not think stamping in the face deserves a red card?

I don't think he deliberately aimed at the head. He probably feels a bit hard done by because of his own stupid reaction.
When it happened I initially though he put his foot down to regain balance as he looked about to fall with Marler hanging onto his other leg. It was the reserve angle shot that condemned him though where you can see him stamp. If he had simply placed his foot on Marler and put his weight on it he would have had a good argument of regaining balance.
Dumb reaction.

[Disgusted of TW]

@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

@Disgusted-of-TW said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

@Bones said in 2016 End-of-year internationals:

Geez, how could he not think stamping in the face deserves a red card?

I reckon that could be down to a beef, beef and more beef diet

Those Hindus could be onto something ya reckon.

Could be. Then again, maybe veganism is a missed steak...

[Stargazer]

For lack of a better thread to post this:

Former Crusader (now Ospreys) Kieron Fonotia has made himself available for Samoa. I'm surprised; I had no idea he had links to Samoa. I always thought his name was Italian Never good enough for higher honours in NZ, but wouldn't be a bad choice for Samoa.

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[African Monkey]

@Stargazer Good to hear.

[Stargazer]

Nice article about the Baabaas tour of November 2016:

When Rugby World went on tour with the Barbarians…