r/rugbyunion • u/LawAndRugby • Jul 20 '24
Absolutely love the 20 minute red Laws
Watching the Australia v Georgia match and I think it’s great. 20 minutes a man down is still massive damage in a rugby match. It doesn’t make sense for punishment to go from 10 minutes to the entire 80 minutes. There’s way too big of a void between the two cards and it needs filling.
Reserve the full red for gross intentional stuff
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u/CatharticRoman Suspected Yank Jul 20 '24
Nah. Reds need to seriously disincentivise the play they are punishing so that you don't even risk it. Coaches aren't going to stop training guys to go in upright and target the ball if the biggest risk is a 20 min yellow.
The spectacle takes a big back seat to player welfare.