IT IS a sad day for rugby union when a leading coach criticises referees for strictly penalising players cynically ignoring the game’s laws.
After viewing Ireland’s 23-12 win v New Zealand last Saturday.
England coach Eddie Jones stated: “I think the game’s gone out of control. Everything is a yellow card, everything’s a red card.”
The All Blacks had two players yellow carded – one for a dangerous late tackle and the other for tackling a player in a try scoring position who hadn’t got the ball – and a red card for a high...