Stargazer6 years ago
Sharks
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Stormers
Great try from the Stormers' reserve halfback! Nice flat pass from the fullback, leading to the break from the no. 8, who passed the ball to the halfback.
FT: Sharks 24 - 14 Stormers
Sharks go to the top of the table, but with one more game played.
@Stargazer said in Sharks v Stormers:
I just can't see how that's not a red card. Tackled while he's in the air, lands on his upper back.
@antipodean said in Sharks v Stormers:
@Stargazer said in Sharks v Stormers:
I just can't see how that's not a red card. Tackled while he's in the air, lands on his upper back.
Lands very dangerously as well, with the head whipping into the ground. Even the action of the tackle is so far away from being legal that it isn't funny.
That will certainly be upgraded by the citing officer and the ref will get a black mark (I would hope).
I thought that, as per the high tackle rulings, if the offending player was 'never legal' then mitigation goes out the window.
did the guy in the air get cited for kneeing him in the head?
Pretty much no mans land there though...for wahetever reason he looked like he decided he wasnt going to air to contest it, which means he should be thinking about being able to bail, which he clearly wasnt.
RC all day unfortunately.
@taniwharugby said in Sharks v Stormers:
did the guy in the air get cited for kneeing him in the head?
Pretty much no mans land there though...for wahetever reason he looked like he decided he wasnt going to air to contest it, which means he should be thinking about being able to bail, which he clearly wasnt.
RC all day unfortunately.
He looked like he made a deliberate decision to tackle but was really screwed on his timing. Brain fart.
Red card in my books, but he did it out of stupidity, nothing else. I was upset because I wanted Louis Schreuder to play the whole game. The better 9 was on the bench.
Thought the Stormers played much better then against the Blues. The defense was back to normal and Trokkie (Trokkie is afrikaans for truck) (nr8) had a massive game. Now we understand why Notshe moved to the Sharks.