right, thoughts on this tackle form our cluib game on the weekend, video obviously give more context but i cant upload one
basically our 15 is returning a kick so is at full speed for a 25m run up
Well, the feet can't get much more vertical, jesus. Did he drive into the ground or let go? Red if so, yellow if he let go.
@Kirwan said in Brains Trust:
Well, the feet can't get much more vertical, jesus. Did he drive into the ground or let go? Red if so, yellow if he let go.
Yep, if he was driven into the ground then it's red clear as day.
He's broken his fall by placing an arm out - makes it a YC.
@kiwiwomble What's the contention?
@antipodean said in Brains Trust:
He's broken his fall by placing an arm out - makes it a YC.
@kiwiwomble What's the contention?
thats the explanation we;ve been given, didnt think the player saving themsleves was a mitigator but apparebty so
@Kirwan said in Brains Trust:
Well, the feet can't get much more vertical, jesus. Did he drive into the ground or let go? Red if so, yellow if he let go.
he rode him all the way to the ground, the tackler falls off his feet so couldnt really "drive" but he doesnt let go
@kiwiwomble It's been like that forever - if you save yourself from potentially catastrophic injury then it doesn't meet the threshold for a red card.
Not an interpretation I agree with I might add.
@antipodean said in Brains Trust:
@kiwiwomble It's been like that forever - if you save yourself from potentially catastrophic injury then it doesn't meet the threshold for a red card.
Not an interpretation I agree with I might add.
no one realised till we asked about citing it, lesson learnt
Yeah that's bizarre, certainly don't recall hearing that mitigation or seeing it at test level.
I doubt there is a commentator on the planet who knows that rule too.
Still always hard to go on, but that looks as red as red can be from the pics.
Red card at first glance but, because the ball carrier looks like he plays for 'House, probably a deserved penalty try for the defending team.
@junior said in Brains Trust:
Red card at first glance but, because the ball carrier looks like he plays for 'House, probably a deserved penalty try for the defending team.
against 
? their fans probably didnt even notice because they we abusing anyone with more than a dark tan