Pegleg
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Wouldn't say it's CJs fault, he's only got 5 players in front of him!
You'd assume those in charge of the sidelines would have a grip on who's coming on and off.
No matter which one of them made the basic error, the To3 got it wrong. It was poor.
How often should he do that? Do you?I stand corrected. However, your point in no way invalidated two basic principles.
1; CJ had an easy job to count that number of players.
Does that mean he is automatically responsible for whatever happens behind his back?2; Ultimately the buck stops with the referee. He is the "manager" of his Team of "X".
You could compare this to cases where a side fails to follow the man off rule.
In England regulations put the onus for this onto the team.
In Nat 3 Tonbridge were deemed not to have removed a man and were deducted 5 match points - but the result stood.
So are NZ 7s cheaters or can they simply just not count?
That is a False Dichotomy. It could also be just a mistake
Its not the first time this has happened and they are not the only team that has made this mistake. Its just being made a big deal of because its NZ and because they scored a match drawing try while the extra player was on the field. Had this been Russia v Portugal in the 2nd minute of the second half, it would not even make the news.
Or just a mistake by a player eager to get on? Do you really think a player will count how many are on already?Ok, so was it cheating, or a convenient failure to count?