Another week, another English Red Card.

The highly opinionated folks on the old sub-reddit from the North used to regularly claim that the Southern Hemisphere was too soft on cards (for various reasons, not carding enough, then the 20 minute red) and that the stricter Northern Hemisphere processes would be an advantage as time went on as they would be so used to it they wouldn’t be doing these bad things anymore.

I think the truth is that the whole scheme of trying to reduce the tackle height without legislating to define a lower legal tackle was always going to be a bad approach in a professional era where coaches and teams will push all of the rules to the limit. The upcoming rule changes in various competitions that legislate a legal tackle height and force it much lower than the head need to be applied to the professional game as soon as possible.

what a score-fest by South Africa against Wales

Italia vs Romania my pick of the matches

@[email protected] I noticed something odd about this post… On my instance and even on sh.itjust.works I think it won’t show unless you view the top posts in the last 7 days. Doesn’t seem to appear if you sort by new or anything just looking at the community as a whole.

Early red in the Italian match, stupid clearout

FT in Cardiff, 16-52 and Wales are miles off things. I don’t think I’ve learned much about Scotland’s opener either. SA scrum a weapon, as expected. Card referral a yellow for me, carrier had significantly dipped

HT in Dublin. 12-3 - I’m on a bus so only just following, Ireland lineout needing work I did catch

Just tuned in for France at 59’ and Fiji starting to slip away at 31-17. Mata making some great carries already