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[November Tests 2016 EOYT] Ireland vs. New Zealand (19/11/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 825679" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Not really. </p><p></p><p>The implications of a guilty verdict would have had absolutely dire consequences for the game. It would mean that WR was effectively saying that there is no such thing as an accident when it came to any contact with the head</p><p></p><p>► Player falls over and bashes his head on the knee of an opponent - the opponent gets red card</p><p></p><p>► Player gets pushed onto an opponent, and as he falls his head contacts the opponent's shoulder - the opponent gets a red card</p><p></p><p>You cannot have a situation where ALL of the responsibility for what happens in a tackle is always on the tackler. Rugby is a dynamic contact/collision sport, its game play involves a lot of kinematics. Both the ball (because of its shape) and the players do unpredictable things, you cannot hold players responsible if they fail to predict the unpredictable.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, an accident is just an accident, and no-one is to blame.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps corny can come on now and tell everyone who the disciplinary panels are not support to take intent into account</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 825679, member: 20605"] Not really. The implications of a guilty verdict would have had absolutely dire consequences for the game. It would mean that WR was effectively saying that there is no such thing as an accident when it came to any contact with the head ► Player falls over and bashes his head on the knee of an opponent - the opponent gets red card ► Player gets pushed onto an opponent, and as he falls his head contacts the opponent's shoulder - the opponent gets a red card You cannot have a situation where ALL of the responsibility for what happens in a tackle is always on the tackler. Rugby is a dynamic contact/collision sport, its game play involves a lot of kinematics. Both the ball (because of its shape) and the players do unpredictable things, you cannot hold players responsible if they fail to predict the unpredictable. Sometimes, an accident is just an accident, and no-one is to blame. Perhaps corny can come on now and tell everyone who the disciplinary panels are not support to take intent into account [/QUOTE]
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