Flish
Referees in England
In reference to the Manu Red Card (which I think is correct fwiw) there's talk on podcasts and senior refs have confirmed that because it was a shoulder charge (arm tucked therefore not a tackle attempt) there can be no mitigation, therefore once he made contact with the head he's off, other mitigating factors are ignored) - which was my understanding. However, the Flowchart at World Rugby (Download this guideline as a PDF) does have an asterisk to mitigating factors at that point in the flow chart - am I missing a nuance?
As it stands I think that the only mitigating factor that would apply is drop in height, and not convinced that applies, however there's a big difference between mitigating factors don't apply and i'm not allowed to consider mitigation, so which is it?
TIA
As it stands I think that the only mitigating factor that would apply is drop in height, and not convinced that applies, however there's a big difference between mitigating factors don't apply and i'm not allowed to consider mitigation, so which is it?
TIA