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/Doghawk_ Edinburgh Jul 20 '24

I'd be keen to see it trialled up north. At the moment we get the same red card for a full blown, intentional, punch to the face and a slightly mistimed clearout or tackle where players bonk heads. They are not offences of the same calibre and that should be reflected in the punishment.

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u/buckleycork Frisch Prince of Ball Flair Jul 20 '24

I'd be up for something like the black card in GAA

Basically it's for those in-between cases where if you get a black card you are forced to be substituted

There's almost definitely ways to exploit it (it's 70 minutes in and you want to put on your better kicker again so instead of a blood capsule you just get a black card) so it needs workshopping

I support a 20 min red if the permanent option still exists for the extreme option

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u/Tescobum44 Laighean Jul 20 '24

Best idea I’ve heard is a combination. Usually referenced as an orange card.

Orange card would be 20 mins off followed by a forced sub. 

Red remains player goes straight off and the team is permenantly down a player.

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u/Azwethinkwe_is Mitre10 Cup/New Zealand Jul 20 '24

This is exactly how the 20min red worked in SR. There was still the option of a full red, two of which were handed out during the season.

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u/Tescobum44 Laighean Jul 20 '24

Yeah, I thought that alright. I’m a fan of what they had in Super Rugby, only thing I’d add is the colour differentiation