. If a player stands upright in a tackle and there is head-on-head contact, irrespective of force or intent, the only remaining discussion is the colour of the card. Yellow would have sufficed in this case.
It feels like a broken record in advocating once again that player behaviour must change because the alternative is unacceptable in terms of the risk of legacy brain issues. Rugby also needs to look at the fact that matches are now beginning to leave the two-hour mark to complete a game in the rear-view mirror. Going forward it won’t win new hearts and minds.
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