France are entitled to complain about inconsistencies, but Romain Ntamack got off lightly
Gerry Thornley: Garry Ringrose’s punishment highlights a problem in the disciplinary processin mitigation of Ringrose’s exemplary disciplinary record , his guilty plea and apology.
In this, the French absolutely had a point, since this discrepancy in the two verdicts highlights the inconsistencies in the disciplinary process and the need to make it more streamlined. Furthermore, it didn’t stop Ntamack rising to his feet and, a couple of phases later, crosskicking for Émilien Gailleton to gather and score.
Ringrose’s yellow card was for a head-on-head hit on Thomas that, by its very nature, had to be deemed accidental or, at worst, mildly reckless. No player wants to risk hurting his own head. It is also worth bearing in mind that the English under-20 flanker Junior Kpoku also received a yellow card that was upgraded to a red card and he got the exact same punishment as Ringrose, namely a mid-entry point of six weeks reduced to a three-game ban in mitigation and with a further week removed on completing the “tackle school”.
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