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<blockquote data-quote="kaiviti2" data-source="post: 286901"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DuncTheDoodle @ Nov 11 2009, 07:57 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=420420" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>it was 10 minutes from full-time so a yellow card would not have had a major impact on the game. that was probably why they cited him and now he's suspended. In test matches these high tackles occur at least once or twice in the game, sometimes even more. These mostly go unseen and unpunished by the officials. And we must remember, these players are pros. Rugby is their trade and their living. Therefore, they ensure they are conditioned and prepared for incidents such as these. Not to say what Carter did was excusable.. definitely not.. he's copped a one match suspension anyway, so it did not go unpunished. Maybe the IRB should consider deducting match earnings for those players who are suspended. i think that will be a harder pill to swallow for players since rugby pays their salaries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaiviti2, post: 286901"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DuncTheDoodle @ Nov 11 2009, 07:57 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=420420']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> it was 10 minutes from full-time so a yellow card would not have had a major impact on the game. that was probably why they cited him and now he's suspended. In test matches these high tackles occur at least once or twice in the game, sometimes even more. These mostly go unseen and unpunished by the officials. And we must remember, these players are pros. Rugby is their trade and their living. Therefore, they ensure they are conditioned and prepared for incidents such as these. Not to say what Carter did was excusable.. definitely not.. he's copped a one match suspension anyway, so it did not go unpunished. Maybe the IRB should consider deducting match earnings for those players who are suspended. i think that will be a harder pill to swallow for players since rugby pays their salaries. [/QUOTE]
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