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EOYT: Wales vs New Zealand, 24/11/2012
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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 539964" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>I can understand where you are coming from here, but the severity of the action needs to be assessed. Small punches like that are thrown in rugby all the time, big deal. Rugby is a physical game where tempers can flare for a few seconds. There was next to nothing in that 'punch' from Healay, although in todays modern game where the reputation of the sport is important so as to not turn off parents from allowing their children to play the game, Healey should have probably been cited.</p><p></p><p>There are five kinds of foul play in my opinion:</p><p></p><p>1: a mistake e.g. a reactionary high tackle. Player didn't mean to do it.</p><p>2. Small punch etc. in the heat of the moment. Nothing that would case any real damage e.g. the punch by Healey on McCaw in the above video.</p><p>3. Reckless play, such as clearing out at the breakdown with the shoulder into someone's head, or big high tackles e.g what happened to Biggar v Samoa.</p><p>4. Intentional acts of foul play that intend to injure e.g. what Hore did.</p><p>5. Intentional acts that are aimed towards exposed parts of the body e.g. gouging, stamping on a players head (proper stamp, not what Thompson did the other week).</p><p></p><p>It's important to differentiate, because we're never going to eliminate all kinds of foul play from the game due to it's physical nature, but we need to eliminate the last three imo. Players need to be in control at all times (Jake Ball's clear out v Munster this weekend is an example of something that should not be happening). The first two are going to happen from time to time, some might require small suspensions if they are bad enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 539964, member: 13739"] I can understand where you are coming from here, but the severity of the action needs to be assessed. Small punches like that are thrown in rugby all the time, big deal. Rugby is a physical game where tempers can flare for a few seconds. There was next to nothing in that 'punch' from Healay, although in todays modern game where the reputation of the sport is important so as to not turn off parents from allowing their children to play the game, Healey should have probably been cited. There are five kinds of foul play in my opinion: 1: a mistake e.g. a reactionary high tackle. Player didn't mean to do it. 2. Small punch etc. in the heat of the moment. Nothing that would case any real damage e.g. the punch by Healey on McCaw in the above video. 3. Reckless play, such as clearing out at the breakdown with the shoulder into someone's head, or big high tackles e.g what happened to Biggar v Samoa. 4. Intentional acts of foul play that intend to injure e.g. what Hore did. 5. Intentional acts that are aimed towards exposed parts of the body e.g. gouging, stamping on a players head (proper stamp, not what Thompson did the other week). It's important to differentiate, because we're never going to eliminate all kinds of foul play from the game due to it's physical nature, but we need to eliminate the last three imo. Players need to be in control at all times (Jake Ball's clear out v Munster this weekend is an example of something that should not be happening). The first two are going to happen from time to time, some might require small suspensions if they are bad enough. [/QUOTE]
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