John O'Sullivan: It was a red card, all day long, the type of incident that World Rugby are looking to banish from the sport. Except it wasn’t (via IrishTimesSport )
Play continues following the collision and Herring, his senses quite obviously scrambled, wanders towards the loose ball on the ground, and for a split second looks at it as if it is a foreign object, unsure of what to do, before trying to bend down and unable to grasp it, he bats the ball towards a teammate.
So, the upshot of the incident where the referee rules that there isn’t a high degree of danger is a brain injury that sees the tackled player invalided out of the game by a player standing upright with a tucked arm and making contact to the jaw of another player.Barnes could not have known the degree of damage to Herring but it’s head scratching how he concluded that the act merited a yellow card.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Six Nations: France prop Uini Atonio cited for high tackle on Rob Herring against IrelandReferee Wayne Barnes controversially decided against a red card in Aviva clash
Read more »
Ireland v France Talking Point: Herring hit a blatant red cardIncidents such as Uini Atonio’s ‘tackle’ must be punished properly if rugby is to become a safer sport
Read more »
France prop Atonio cited for his high tackle on Ireland's HerringFrance prop Uini Atonio has been cited for his high tackle on Ireland's Rob Herring:
Read more »
Sublime Ireland notch bonus-point win after Six Nations epic against FranceTwo bonus-point wins from two. Ireland march on in their quest for a Grand Slam:
Read more »
Ireland continue to live up to the hype as France become latest statement scalpIreland lived up their billing as the world's top team at a wonderfully loud and lively Aviva Stadium.
Read more »
Ireland v France: How the Irish players rated after big win at the AvivaIreland v France: How the Irish players rated after big win at the Aviva (via IrishTimesSport)
Read more »