Rugby must avoid football-style red-card appeals
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has taken aim at victims of dangerous tackles for what he deems an exaggeration of the impact of said tackles in order to have opponents sent off.
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has taken aim at victims of dangerous tackles for what he deems an exaggeration of the impact of said tackles in order to have opponents sent off.
Fiji and La Rochelle centre Levani Botia received the first-ever red card in a Champions Cup final after this horrendous tackle on Toulouse fullback Maxime Medard.
Former All Blacks wing Sir John Kirwan has blasted World Rugby’s red-card protocols, suggesting the sanction should be removed from the game as it ruins the spectacle for fans.
Mariette Adams and Dylan Jack debate whether referees should allow a red-carded player to be replaced after a certain period of time.