Should it still be a card if a try is scored?

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You see this a lot on TV games, “ next penalty and it will be a card” there is a pen advantage but team scores, so no card given.

on the Wales v Scotland game, Sir Nigel Owens says this happens a lot, but he does not agree with it.

what do you do on a Saturday, would you follow this same idea?
 

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I wouldn’t give a yellow card in this situation unless the offence itself warranted a YC. I understand the point being made, but in this circumstance I believe I try is sufficient punishment, and as they benefitted from the advantage technically I have not given a penalty so there is no need to YC for repeat offending.

I know it’s a convoluted argument but it’s how it’s normally refereed and I’ve got no problem with it.
 

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I wouldn’t give a yellow card in this situation unless the offence itself warranted a YC. I understand the point being made, but in this circumstance I believe I try is sufficient punishment, and as they benefitted from the advantage technically I have not given a penalty so there is no need to YC for repeat offending.

I know it’s a convoluted argument but it’s how it’s normally refereed and I’ve got no problem with it.
Wasn't this a drop goal? And Scotland were already down to 14? So the situation was not quite as clear cut as seven points and/or first card.

I felt it was a poor decision by Biggar as pushing for the try when Scotland already had one in the bin, would likely have achieved the try or further penalties.

The decision from Bigger, to take the DG took it away from the referee, it didn't give Wales >7 point lead nor further numerical advantage and Scotland had ample time, 10 mins, to grab a winning try. I think Wales were lucky.

We might be back to trying to define what advantage really is? Taking a pop at a DG not expecting it to go over can be costly.
 
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I think if you paint yourself into a corner with the "next one goes in the bin" and then you don't do it (regardless of whether the opposition score or not) you lose all credibility. If you are going to plant your flag as a ref and make the statement, then follow it up.
 

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You see this a lot on TV games, “ next penalty and it will be a card” there is a pen advantage but team scores, so no card given.

on the Wales v Scotland game, Sir Nigel Owens says this happens a lot, but he does not agree with it.

what do you do on a Saturday, would you follow this same idea?
Nigel is rapidly turning into "it was better in my day" Kaplan-esque
 

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this is a good question and I can't see any logical reason why a card-worthy penalty doesn't result in a card even if a score is made or even "advantage over". But, foul play aside, it is not standard practice.
 

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this is a good question and I can't see any logical reason why a card-worthy penalty doesn't result in a card even if a score is made or even "advantage over". But, foul play aside, it is not standard practice.
@Dickie E , did you discuss the period of play during advantage during your L2 course? By that I mean that you are coming back for a PK anyway so extended periods of advantage, especially around foul play, were definitely not the preference of the two assessors/trainers we had - Coops and the guy who was the National Officials Manager but I can't remember his name, went to the states for a coaching gig. I remember it was a polarising topic at the time. The message we got was - "if its not going anywhere, they aren't 5-10m from the line or have an overlap, blow it up, get the kick taken and get on with the match"
 

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Jarrod, I don't disagree with you, but length of penalty advantage is not the point of this thread.

The question is: once the referee has decided that a cardable offence has occurred and that penalty advantage is over (either by a score or some other outcome), should he/she, at the next stoppage, card the offender? I cannot think of any logical reason why he/she would not
 

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But to the question. If an offence is, in the referee's opinion, "card worthy", whether or not a try is scored does not change that particular call for me.
 

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I think if you paint yourself into a corner with the "next one goes in the bin" and then you don't do it (regardless of whether the opposition score or not) you lose all credibility. If you are going to plant your flag as a ref and make the statement, then follow it up.
In general I'd agree but would you really YC a defender who triggered an advantage call by stepping offside whilst defending the goal line and didnt prevent the try being scored?
 

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In general I'd agree but would you really YC a defender who triggered an advantage call by stepping offside whilst defending the goal line and didnt prevent the try being scored?
What are you giving the card for? Repeated offences by player or team? If so why not stay with your read. Are you giving it for a first offence offside 5 metres out? Ask yourself "is the offence worth a card?" The answer to that question is all you need.
 

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What are you giving the card for? Repeated offences by player or team? If so why not stay with your read. Are you giving it for a first offence offside 5 metres out? Ask yourself "is the offence worth a card?" The answer to that question is all you need.
I wouldnt give a YC in this instance even if the team was on a warning for repeated offences. I was asking Jarrod as it appeared from the post I quoted that he would.
 

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It depends on so many factors, so there is no straight answer.

How many advantages have you called?
How many penalties have taken place prior to this?
Where were the other penalties on the field?
What have you said to the teams prior to this?
etc.
The list is endless.
All will have an influence on your decision.

The answer is "depends".
 

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“ next penalty and it will be a card” there is a pen advantage but team scores, so no card given.
Don't paint oneself into a corner.

And, is it not really meant "next penalty that prevents a score"? So say that!
 

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I find “this needs to stop now as I’m running out of options” gets the message over. Gives me some leeway.
 

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In general I'd agree but would you really YC a defender who triggered an advantage call by stepping offside whilst defending the goal line and didnt prevent the try being scored?
Did the players offside position change the decision making of the non-offending team? If I think they had an impact on the match by changing the attackers behaviour (and I'd stupidly painted myself into the corner with the OP statement) then yes, they will be gone. If the play was clearly going away from them and action of the player had no impact on the match then I wouldn't be bothering with the penalty anyway so no YC.
 

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I find “this needs to stop now as I’m running out of options” gets the message over. Gives me some leeway.
A much less prescriptive statement that most captains can interpret successfully.
 
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