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Flashpoint: Semisi Masirewa is sent off after dropping Bernard Foley on his head

Which is more important, applying the Laws consistently and correctly, or providing a decent spectacle for the paying fans? That may seem like a bizarre question, but that’s the way the game might go if some Super Rugby coaches have their way.
The latest incident to create controversy was the red card shown to Sunwolves wing Semisi Masirewa for lifting the Waratahs’ Bernard Foley and dropping him on his head. The referee rightly red-carded Masirewa, and that effectively ended t...