Ireland v England Grand Slam Decider 2023

The card is a footnote and could have been avoided. Teams under pressure give up cards, and Ireland have been very good at avoiding that.

We are in incredible shape after the 6N, one knock on away from maximum points and 30 players used in the championship which shows the depth we have. RB has done very well, Sexton made it through the whole thing in good shape, Baird, ToT, JOB, and Treadwell got important playing time and a heap of players played their way back from injury. The expanded NZ tour and the development tour have really delivered. Roll on September.

I saw them. They look like Stewart running forward, turn and elbow keenan in the head. But stills don't paint a full picture.

But the original contention from Peyper apparently was that he should have turned sideways.

Peyper didn't say this.

God bless your eyesight. 🤣

As for whether Peyper said it or not, take it up with @q2ice who posted the quote.

Is it not already the case that a fourth official is in place to monitor sin bins times, blood bin times, substitutes etc.

The 20 minute cards should never come in.

This is driven by two nations in the sh. Every WC some law changes are mooted.

There were a good few, what are called seat belt tackles went unpunished from both sides.

In regard with the twenty minute rule, it absolutely driven by a view of the game going soft and ruining the spectacle, and looking to league as the competitive example.

What I would say is, watch last year's State of Origin. Half those players won't remember whether or not they **** their pants 5 minutes ago in 15 years.

For a player who sustained as many concussions as he did, that's a bizarre take from Jackman.

"Rugby incident" is a horrible invention.

It was not a black and white decision. I think it was a red but I can also see why there are alternative arguments. Not sure any of that panel are apologists for dangerous play.

This is exactly what he should have done. Difficult to do it in the heat of the moment. The hope is that players faced with similar scenarios in the future will err on the side of caution to reduce serious head collisions. It will take time. We will never ever eliminate serious head collisions but hopefully we can reduce them. I would like to know how many HIAs we had in the whole 6N and how it compares to previous years.

The problem is that a lot of red cards are in completely random situations, and the chances of a player being in that exact situation again is very rare. Steward stepped up into the line as the ball was loose after being lost forward, and then it was gathered a split second before the collision.

Compare this to something like Porter against NZ last summer. 6'8" Retallick running in a straight line in an upright position from several metres out. Porter chooses to make a high tackle, resulting in a broken cheekbone and putting the opposition player out for several months. Even in the disciplinary hearing, it is deemed that it isn't a red card, due to it being a 'passive' tackle. My argument is that this is the type of tackle that should be disincentivized, because it is about as normal and mundane as a tackling situation gets, and there's no excuse for poor technique, passive or not.