Wallabies v France 3
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@chimoaus said in Wallabies v France 3:
Matt Taylor looks like that sweating pilot from that Airplane movie.
And did they have to do it right behind Dave giving his speech to the team
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I'm all for the red if first contact is on the head. But was it? All the angles I saw showed first contact with the shoulder, and then a glancing blow to the head.
There was at least enough doubt to suggest a YC would have been a more appropriate sanction.
But it seems the refs are so fucken keen to pull out a red these days.
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@canes4life said in Wallabies v France 3:
@act-crusader his head was coming down. Anyway who cares about the slow motion replay, I think that’s where the refs get it so wrong, there is no factoring in that players literally have a split second to make a decision. Because there was no malice it should no way be a red card. Penalty at the very most IMO.
There is no leeway for being reckless.
The main problem is the lack of the 20 minute red card.
It wasn't reckless. He came in to make a big ribs shot and jelonch bent and he happend to hit him high. What are players supposed to do?
Or do you want to take the big hits out of the game?...
I want players to avoid what’s happened to Steve Devine after they finish playing.
Agreed. This is a serious issue for World Rugby and they're very aware of the legal ramifications they could encounter later on.
Which is why I'm puzzled the French 8 wasn't automatically sent for an HIA.
That was also good captaincy from Hooper to bring it up. Seems calm out there and working hard to keep his team in it.
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@kirwan how much time do you think he has? The guy is running full tilt, his head is down when he’s making the tackle and he only makes contact with the head because the French player is leaning into the tackle which I’ve already mentioned.
There are too many mitigating factors for it to be a red card, end of.
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@canes4life said in Wallabies v France 3:
@kirwan how much time do you think he has? The guy is running full tilt, his head is down when he’s making the tackle and he only makes contact with the head because the French player is leaning into the tackle which I’ve already mentioned.
There are too many mitigating factors for it to be a red card, end of.
So, so wrong.
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@canes4life said in Wallabies v France 3:
@kirwan how much time do you think he has? The guy is running full tilt, his head is down when he’s making the tackle and he only makes contact with the head because the French player is leaning into the tackle which I’ve already mentioned.
There are too many mitigating factors for it to be a red card, end of.
That's pathetic
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French forwards being made to work hard in attack because the halfback doesn’t trust the backs!
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@canes4life said in Wallabies v France 3:
You can argue all day about Marika making contact to the head and not being low enough in the tackle but fuck me, this is pro International Rugby for Christ’s sake. The player was falling into the tackle and there was absolute no malice in the tackle what so ever, surely that should be a factor in the ref’s decision making.
These referees are so by the book it’s pretty much robotic decision making. Disgraceful referring in my eyes and they should be held accountable for destroying a spectacle.
Just consulted the World Rugby Law Book for those bolded words of colour to discover they are not there.
I do enjoy when it is expected that the referee should behave like an extension of the local Union's marketing department, offering an interesting spectacle 'n such.
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Messy maul from the Aussies.
Fresh legs in the front row for the Aussies.
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@act-crusader terrible maul from the time it landed.
