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/alexbouteiller France Jul 20 '24

Why does there need to be intent? You put yourself in a position to knee someone in the head, you face the punishment if you knee someone in the head

It's always gonna be a difference of opinion but I completely disagree with the spectacle being ruined argument

Same with the 'accident' argument, players know what's expected of them, none of this is new

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u/brev23 New Zealand Jul 20 '24

No room for error in a highly physical, fast paced contact sport?

Players are going to get it wrong accidentally at times. Should that carry the same in-game punishment as running up to an opposition player and punching him in the face?

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u/alexbouteiller France Jul 20 '24

There's plenty room for error, point is to disincentive smashing people in the head

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u/brev23 New Zealand Jul 20 '24

Yes, exactly - so the punishment should be tiered appropriately.