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I agree that the best ncident is red or nothing.
Scott McLeod's fantasy statement about Barrett "winning the space" and having exclusive rights to do anything he wants until he hits the ground is not supported in any way by the laws of the game.its either reckless and dangerous head contact - red card or accidental - play on
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There a couple of videos on YouTube where this kind of incident attracts a Red card.
Law 9.11 states that a player may not deliberately or recklessly put another in danger.
The judiciary has obviously determined that jumping studs up is not reckless.
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It is Nigel Owens' take I'd give the most weight to.
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Barretts foot was there because he was off balance … whether he gave Korobiete a kick at the time as Nigel Owens alluded to ..only he will know ..If he hadn’t made the hit then Korobiete would certainly have been yellow carded for contact in the air .
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
In my humble opinion.....
I believe that
- Koribete had slowed/paused to allow Jordie Barrett to land.
- Jordie Barrett knee than foot went out as a counterbalance as he needed to lean back to take the catch.
- Jordie Barrett's actions were entirely accidental and warranted only a Yellow Card due to the World Rugby Decree of "Thou Shalt Not
touch the head/face of an opponent as he may snuff it"
I do have one question for the group to consider.
Why is it every time (OK maybe not every time, but it's a high percentage) Play is stopped for the Referee to review head high contact why the receiver of the contact isn't sent off for an HIA Review?
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"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
A good question, as a HIA allows a short-term sub so the side of the 'victim' theoretically wouldn't be disadvantaged; although an unscrupulous coach/captain could ask his players to target the head of the opposition's star player, as every time they get close to head contact they can then insist that the star player spend time off the pitch getting the HIA!
On the other hand, Korobiete's incident wouldn't require this, as it wasn't the impact energy to his head which was the issue, but the studs cutting up his face, especially around the eye.
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