Some coaches want to lobby World Rugby to do away with red cards on the field of play, Bernard Jackman says.
BERNARD JACKMAN has said there is momentum among coaches in Europe to lobby World Rugby to move away from red cards being given to players on the field, in favour of a disciplinary system where such transgressions are dealt with “later in the week”.
“I’ve got contacts by quite a few coaches working with teams in Europe and there seems to be a bit of momentum or push to try and lobby World Rugby to try to get away from red cards on the field, to go to the referral system that’s been used in the NRL ,” Jackman said.“The referee or TMO would put someone on report, so they see an incident which looks like a red card, and just give a penalty there. It’s put on report and then disciplinary look after it later on in the week.
“My gut feeling is no. Discipline and red cards have always been part of the game. The Munster game at the weekend: if Jack O’Donoghue doesn’t give away a red card and Munster win that game by 40 points, which they’re coasting to do, and he gets disciplined afterwards . . . it takes a bit of the jeopardy out of the game. ….
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