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, Promises to Referee in France
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Forgive for bringing this talking point back up, but it does look like the powers that be, want to brush the affair under the carpet:
Wayne Barnes said «*the referee is only the official once the game kicks off.*»
Pre match meeting agenda shows that the officiating starts long before the whistle. Fair enough the citing officer is probably the official specifically concerned with the violence in the tunnel.
With the RFU now seeking to blame Scotland for the fracas in the tunnel’ perhaps worth remembering that such retaliation is also bringing the game into disrepute. Matchday footage abounds in previous years, interesting that two years ago the teams came off the field after the warmup at different times. So whoever had the bright idea to create this year’s bottleneck in the tunnel, should be reprimanded.
The Championship regulations are pretty clear about it, even if now it doesn’t suit the respective Unions.
[LAWS]Sanctions for such misconduct.
20.10.1
(d) expulsion from the remainder of a Tournament and/or Series of Matches;[/LAWS]
If Owen Farrell has thrown a punch he should sit out the rest of the Championship. Simple.
Wayne Barnes said «*the referee is only the official once the game kicks off.*»
Pre match meeting agenda shows that the officiating starts long before the whistle. Fair enough the citing officer is probably the official specifically concerned with the violence in the tunnel.
With the RFU now seeking to blame Scotland for the fracas in the tunnel’ perhaps worth remembering that such retaliation is also bringing the game into disrepute. Matchday footage abounds in previous years, interesting that two years ago the teams came off the field after the warmup at different times. So whoever had the bright idea to create this year’s bottleneck in the tunnel, should be reprimanded.
The Championship regulations are pretty clear about it, even if now it doesn’t suit the respective Unions.
[LAWS]Sanctions for such misconduct.
20.10.1
(d) expulsion from the remainder of a Tournament and/or Series of Matches;[/LAWS]
If Owen Farrell has thrown a punch he should sit out the rest of the Championship. Simple.