Two more head contacts for you to pick over

[winchesterref]

Twitter: Randall Morrison - Timisoara Saracens

First one

Twitter: Mat Luamanu - Harlequins

Second one

You don't have to be on Twitter to view. I shall try and record/upload a version of both to embed here though.

 

[tim White]

Both deserved a red.

 

[winchesterref]

Not the greatest angle but 2nd one was apparently a head clash

 

[Paule23]

Does anyone know if the referee gave the RC without seeing a replay? For the first one in particular I'm not sure I would have given it an RC on first viewing. It's only after seeing it again, different angle, slow mo etc I'd be heading for red. We obviously don't get such luxuries on a wet Saturday in the lower leagues!

 

[Pegleg]

Both acceptable calls for me.

 

[DocY]

Well according to the guidelines we've been given, they should both have been red, but to me, that suggests the guidelines are wrong.

 

[TheBFG]

not too many complaints i'd guess.

 

[winchesterref]

Even a clash of heads?

 

[DocY]

Even a clash of heads?

Well playing devil's advocate it was clearly instigated by the Quins player, so...

 

[didds]

First one no brainer.

TBH I couldn't really see what happened in the second one, but of it was a clash of heads when the HQ was lowering to tackle that incredibly harsh. maybe the oppo shouldn't have dropped to withstand the imminent impact? ( tongue in cheek comment lest anyonw think I'm being serious).

didds

 

[TheBFG]

Even a clash of heads?

Reckless? And no arms!

 

[Pegleg]

Indeed. Similar to Hartley. Reckless play. Expect a longer ban than DH got.

 

[winchesterref]

The attacker stepped back into him, was being tackled so at a low height, tackler was bent over, and they banged heads. A world away from the first RC. Expect it to be 1 week or SOS

 

[Rawling]

How about this one?

https://streamable.com/f85v7

 

[beckett50]

First one I have no issue with the RC.

The second, I'm not so sure. Even having looked at the clips over half-a-dozen times I think that the attempted tackle was unfortunate in that the ball carrier was in the process of heading toward the deck as a result of the previous attempted tackle. An unfortunate set of circumstances that, at worst, should be a YC only.

I think that with the new WR directive coning in to force at the start of January we will see more of this. For the good of the game? Jury is out, IMHO.

 

[winchesterref]

36 cards in 20 European matches this week. 6 red.

 

[DocY]

Indeed. Similar to Hartley. Reckless play. Expect a longer ban than DH got.

Why would you expect a longer ban for this? They're a world apart. Unless you're just being cynical, in which case you're probably right!