[RWC 2023 Final] New Zealand v South Africa 28/10/23 20:00 BST

[Gavin]

That's a red but think they'll keep it a yellow

 

[Rugbyfan564]

South Africa have clearly paid World Rugby a lot of money.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Week 1 that could have been red. Week two onwards that'll stay yellow.

Ben Kay just said this almost word for word

Always thought that commentators just refresh TRF and use our insights

 

[TW27BA]

That looks like a red .

 

[Tooting Carmen]

My comms just said SA haven't been tested this World Cup even against Ireland....sho they lost against. Last week they only won by 1 point in the dying minuites against one the poorest England sides in living memory.

Who nonetheless - against anyone's expectations - got further than any other NH side in this World Cup.

 

[TommiG88]

Never a red, missed the part where he changed direction into him

 

[Reiser99]

Not much mitigation there.

Some arguement for attempting the tackle and wrap but hard to see where mitigation is...

he did wrap, but he wasn't bent at the hips, so not a legal tackle.

 

[die_mole]

BB trying too hard now. Need him in the champions cup tho.

 

[Booboobang]

Red for me, but think they will find the mitigation to keep it yellow as its the final.

 

[Jimbo]

If I was coaching a team playing SA tomorrow id be telling my players not to try and fight to place the ball back so much, then when the ball gets trapped repeatedly the ref would have to ping it, the long delays and affecting the turn off really is illegal but yeah seems to be ignored constantly.

 

[TommiG88]

It's a yellow. They missed Eben's elbow smash earlier on

 

[TRF_Olyy]

FFS red

 

[TommiG88]

That is no different to savea earlier

 

[AlRums]

Updated to red

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Oh god I honestly don't agree with no mitigation

 

[TopTen2003]

I think yellow is the correct outcome but does worry me that they might consider an upgrade based on the current paper rules.

Personally I think we have to factor more in for ball carrier ducking down and also you can see Sam Cane is attempting a wrap but because he's upright his shoulder hits first.

It's very different to say a SBW shoulder charge lined up from miles away against the Lions in 2017 for example.

I don't think it's deliberate or rash and therefore yellow card for me.

 

[ncurd]

**** get proper officiating in the final...just wish apart from Curry this had happened all tournament.

 

[Geordie]

Game over

 

[Tooting Carmen]

OMG!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

POM gonna tweet about Cane and MCCaw now