Englands Freddie Steward is proven a pink card by referee Jaco Peyper. (Photograph by Brian Lawless/PA Photos through Getty Photos)
South African referee Jaco Peyper was dragged into the firing line after sending off Englishman Freddie Steward of their 29-16 defeat to Six Nations champions Eire in Dublin on Saturday.
The England fullback collided with Eire’s Hugo Keenan, making head contact, which Peyper deemed a critical sufficient offence to warrant a pink card shortly earlier than half-time.
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The match was within the steadiness at that stage, with Eire main 10-6 heading into the break. The bone of competition gave the impression to be Steward’s elbow making contact along with his reverse quantity’s brow, who went down instantly clutching his head.
The controversy is available in per week that is seen World Rugby re-enforce its drive to make the sport safer from head and neck accidents by advising its members to undertake decrease sort out top limits at novice stage – a suggestion SA Rugby is discussing.
However some former gamers took a dim view of the Steward pink card, which to some seemed like unintended contact.
England World Cup winner Jason Robinson mentioned the pink card was “completely ridiculous … a yellow card at finest.”
Former England captain Will Carling mentioned: “Steward had a cut up second to react – after a knock-on – to a person operating at him. There was no intent – he was defending himself. What a joke.”
England captain Owen Farrell was perplexed by Steward’s pink card.
“I used to be shocked (it was a pink card), if I am trustworthy,” he mentioned.
“However it’s lower than us. We do not make the principles. The way in which that we reacted after we obtained that pink card was excellent. I believed we fought for one another.”
Anybody attempting to defend that pink card determination on the half time break is simply attempting to take care of them selves
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) March 18, 2023
Ridiculous. Totally ridiculous. Actually it’s full and utter bollocks.
— Joe Marler (@JoeMarler) March 18, 2023
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