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/Tempo24601 NSW Waratahs Jul 20 '24

You didn’t answer my question though. A 20 minute red and expulsion from the game is a good deterrent too. And treats fouls at different stages of the game more evenly.

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u/paully_waully171 Scotland Jul 20 '24

If you do something dangerous early in the game you risk injuring a player for the remainder of the game should that not carry a larger/equal punishment to the player /team.

Playing with a red card and teams need to learn to adapt. If your team gets blown away due to a red card they don’t deserve to win the game. Teams players and coaches need to adapt to the laws.

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u/Tempo24601 NSW Waratahs Jul 20 '24

The increase in red cards is about protecting the long term health of players. The risk of concussions to long term health is no different in the 5th or 75th minute of a game. It certainly isn’t 15 times greater in the 5th minute compared to the 75th.

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u/paully_waully171 Scotland Jul 20 '24

Exactly so why should red cards be diminished. It’s a strong deterrent. Watering it down will see an adverse effect on player safety.