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What Joel Jutge has said about orange card idea for Rugby World Cup
By PA
World Rugby is considering adopting orange cards for the World Cup, according to Joel Jutge, the governing body’s head of match officials. A form of the yellow card review system is currently being trialled in Super Rugby Pacific and it could be fast-tracked into the global showpiece hosted by France this autumn.
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While players can still be given a red card for instances of foul play, the referee has the option of showing a yellow that can then be upgraded to red on review by the TMO.
The idea of the initiative is to speed up the game by reducing the number of on-field replays of incidents while also dealing with contentious decisions, such as the dismissal of England full-back Freddie Steward against Ireland last month.
Steward was controversially sent off for a dangerous challenge on Hugo Keenan during the March 18 Six Nations encounter in Dublin, but the card was subsequently rescinded by a disciplinary panel.
“This is an operation being tested in Super Rugby,” World Rugby’s Jutge told Midi Olympique.
"Head knocks are unavoidable, and people need to accept that. I see so many things that are rugby incidents" @samwarburton_ talks to @heagneyl ??? on cards, Freddie Steward's red, the regions, Maro Itoje's form and more #rugby https://t.co/2LPhm3EimG
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“In the event of a 50-50 decision, the referee has the possibility of giving a yellow card so that the game can resume as soon as possible, while the TMO has 10 minutes of temporary expulsion to decide whether this should be turned into a permanent expulsion. We would give orange cards, clearly.”
Why does it take World Rugby so long to enact simple things to speed up the game. The orange card makes total sense if there is a doubt about yellow or red. It would be so simple to implement
Next easy change would be non-serious injuries or contact lenses. The time wasted while halting the game for such things is just ridiculous AND its used by teams to slow game down.
In the Toulose vs Sharks game the game was stopped for 4 mins while a player had strapping applied to his leg after which he continued to play
Simple answer - you have to leave the field for medical attention. Yes if you have a replacement you can bring them on for the time. Its so simple. Game carries on.
Feigning injury - those players who surprise surprise are too injured to walk off the field to be checked - mobile cart takes them off the field immediately and they are not allowed back on for 15 mins.
Its ridouclous the times you see a player with an "injury" miracously recover in time for the next scrum or lineout - if they cant walk off the pitch to get first aid, and need the trolly then they get blocked from coming back on for a defined amount of time - watch how such injuries dry up.
Wow NH finally gets what the SH have been talking about for years. Random cards are ruining rugby