It’s match day!
Been great to discuss the games as they happen throughout the tournament. How are we feeling about this final?
It’s match day!
Been great to discuss the games as they happen throughout the tournament. How are we feeling about this final?
I think Frizell’s foul play yellow was worse; it wasn’t a neck roll (certainly not like the one that was done to Cody Taylor minutes later) and it was a pure accident that he fell onto the SA player’s leg.
Agreed, the TMO even acknowledged he fell on the player’s leg. It’s a full contact sport, people are going to fall over. Maybe a penalty was justified, but a card is ridiculous, even if that’s what the rules said.
This turned out to be pretty prophetic (unfortunately): https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/501189/a-red-card-could-ruin-the-rugby-world-cup-final-the-game-needs-fairer-safer-rulings-on-the-field
Yup, and Barnes rushed to the decision from one angle on a giant TV screen at the other end of the stadium. The subsequent angle played after he had decided it was Yellow was much less bad looking for Frizell; but he’d already decided.
Its been a whole World Cup cycle plus a couple of years now of World Rugby attempting to stamp out head high contacts by dishing out red cards; it has not worked.