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[2016 Super Rugby] Chiefs vs. Highlanders (Round 11) 07/05/2016
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwiwomble" data-source="post: 796955" data-attributes="member: 45355"><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/79772215/mark-reason-elliot-dixon-should-have-been-carded-along-with-charlie-ngatai" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/79772215/mark-reason-elliot-dixon-should-have-been-carded-along-with-charlie-ngatai</a></p><p></p><p>i avoided talking about the tackle basically because i didn't see the point...and am a little confused about the rules now</p><p></p><p>but this is kind of where i was afraid of, i really hope this is tongue in cheek but i'm afraid its not...card someone for jumping for the ball? really? people now saying dixon wasn't going for the ball? its obvious he is, then looks down to see charlie coming though, the ball goes pretty much through his hands and hits him on the shoulder.</p><p></p><p>my personal view, forgetting percent as i think thats actually complicating things, is a penalty would have been enough, charlie does give up on actually getting the ball and shapes for the tackle, therefore i understand he is taking the responsibility for dixon not crossing the horizontal. things do get out of his control though hence why is shouldn't have been a card. he did have the choice not to duck into the tackle though in which case i imagine they would have just run into each other and been a big mess on the floor as the ball bounced away</p><p></p><p>also, pryor had a better shout for being sent off when he cut who ever it was off, i don't believe a players "line" is allowed to be across the pitch away from the ball...but i could be wrong</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwiwomble, post: 796955, member: 45355"] [URL]http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/79772215/mark-reason-elliot-dixon-should-have-been-carded-along-with-charlie-ngatai[/URL] i avoided talking about the tackle basically because i didn't see the point...and am a little confused about the rules now but this is kind of where i was afraid of, i really hope this is tongue in cheek but i'm afraid its not...card someone for jumping for the ball? really? people now saying dixon wasn't going for the ball? its obvious he is, then looks down to see charlie coming though, the ball goes pretty much through his hands and hits him on the shoulder. my personal view, forgetting percent as i think thats actually complicating things, is a penalty would have been enough, charlie does give up on actually getting the ball and shapes for the tackle, therefore i understand he is taking the responsibility for dixon not crossing the horizontal. things do get out of his control though hence why is shouldn't have been a card. he did have the choice not to duck into the tackle though in which case i imagine they would have just run into each other and been a big mess on the floor as the ball bounced away also, pryor had a better shout for being sent off when he cut who ever it was off, i don't believe a players "line" is allowed to be across the pitch away from the ball...but i could be wrong [/QUOTE]
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