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[RWC2023] England vs Argentina (09/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1144863" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Did it hit Ford's shoulder first? Is so, it's a difference</p><p>If it hit Ford's shoulder first, how much of the impact did Ford's head take? If "not much" then it's a significant difference</p><p></p><p>NB: I'm not defending Carerra's actions, or the TMO's decision of yellow only - I haven't seen a good angle to make my own decision.</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Agreed</p><p>2. Again, I've not seen it well enough to comment on the specifics of that incident. But it's worth pointing out that there will always be edge cases where the law is flawed. Personally, if 95% of Carrera's force goes into Ford's shoulder, then any head contact is insignificant, and yellow is broadly okay. If the shoulder contact was glancing, and 95% of the force went into Ford's head, then it absolutely should be a red card. At some point there's a cut off between the 2, but I can understand a law-as-written not going there.</p><p></p><p>Carrera's intent was certainly worse than Currys; but I don't see that as being particularly relevant; I'm more interested in how much Mallia/Ford's brains are being shaken about inside the skull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1144863, member: 73592"] Did it hit Ford's shoulder first? Is so, it's a difference If it hit Ford's shoulder first, how much of the impact did Ford's head take? If "not much" then it's a significant difference NB: I'm not defending Carerra's actions, or the TMO's decision of yellow only - I haven't seen a good angle to make my own decision. 1. Agreed 2. Again, I've not seen it well enough to comment on the specifics of that incident. But it's worth pointing out that there will always be edge cases where the law is flawed. Personally, if 95% of Carrera's force goes into Ford's shoulder, then any head contact is insignificant, and yellow is broadly okay. If the shoulder contact was glancing, and 95% of the force went into Ford's head, then it absolutely should be a red card. At some point there's a cut off between the 2, but I can understand a law-as-written not going there. Carrera's intent was certainly worse than Currys; but I don't see that as being particularly relevant; I'm more interested in how much Mallia/Ford's brains are being shaken about inside the skull. [/QUOTE]
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