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<blockquote data-quote="TobesHodges" data-source="post: 1120100" data-attributes="member: 72156"><p>Finally someone in the mainstream media has said it, Red Cards ruin games, Union needs to take leaf out of Rugby Leagues book and stop game's being ruined.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Tommy Bowe (BBC Article) <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64624299" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64624299</a></p><p></p><p>'On social media, I've read how Wayne Barnes' failure to give the French prop a red card is an example of rugby ruining itself.</p><p>I don't necessarily agree. For me, one of the best Six Nations games we've ever seen would have been ruined by Atonio's dismissal.</p><p></p><p>Yes, a red card probably would have been the right decision, but why should the whole spectacle suffer and 50,000-plus fans who shelled out more than 100 euros (£88) for a ticket be left short-changed as a result of one player's stupidity?</p><p></p><p>Look, rugby needs to sort out high tackles and concussion, but this is a spectator sport and I'm not convinced handing out red cards for these types of incidents is the way to do it.</p><p></p><p>For me, World Rugby needs to seriously consider introducing a yellow card where the player goes on report like in rugby league - an orange card, if you like - whereby the offending player is dismissed and the replacement comes on after 10 minutes.</p><p></p><p>If that had been in place on Saturday, Atonio would not have been allowed to re-enter the play but the replacement prop could have come on after 10 minutes. That way, Atonio and France would have been penalised but the game would have been kept alive as a contest.</p><p></p><p>Red cards ruin big games. Remember Sam Warburton being sent off just 18 minutes into Wales' 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat by France? We don't want a repeat of that in France this year.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TobesHodges, post: 1120100, member: 72156"] Finally someone in the mainstream media has said it, Red Cards ruin games, Union needs to take leaf out of Rugby Leagues book and stop game's being ruined. Tommy Bowe (BBC Article) [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64624299[/URL] 'On social media, I've read how Wayne Barnes' failure to give the French prop a red card is an example of rugby ruining itself. I don't necessarily agree. For me, one of the best Six Nations games we've ever seen would have been ruined by Atonio's dismissal. Yes, a red card probably would have been the right decision, but why should the whole spectacle suffer and 50,000-plus fans who shelled out more than 100 euros (£88) for a ticket be left short-changed as a result of one player's stupidity? Look, rugby needs to sort out high tackles and concussion, but this is a spectator sport and I'm not convinced handing out red cards for these types of incidents is the way to do it. For me, World Rugby needs to seriously consider introducing a yellow card where the player goes on report like in rugby league - an orange card, if you like - whereby the offending player is dismissed and the replacement comes on after 10 minutes. If that had been in place on Saturday, Atonio would not have been allowed to re-enter the play but the replacement prop could have come on after 10 minutes. That way, Atonio and France would have been penalised but the game would have been kept alive as a contest. Red cards ruin big games. Remember Sam Warburton being sent off just 18 minutes into Wales' 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat by France? We don't want a repeat of that in France this year.' [/QUOTE]
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