MIDWAY through the blizzard of red cards that carpeted the Premiership last weekend, one of the commentators was heard to say that the clampdown on dangerous play at the tackle area was being driven “not by the referees, not by the coaches, but by the players”.
It begged a question: namely, who were the ones doing the dangerous things, if not the players? The ground staff, perhaps? It can’t have been the hot dog vendors, because hot dogs have gone the same way as supporters during the pandemic.
There are undoubtedly elements in the playing community who are calling for sensible reforms ...