NICK CAIN

Freddie Steward’s red card being overturned by a Six Nations disciplinary panel was the right outcome because the decision to send him off following his collision with Hugo Keenan went against natural justice.
There was no malice, intention, or recklessness evident in an elbow-head glancing blow that neither player could have avoided in an incident measured in milliseconds.
However, referee Jaco Peyper’s decison shows the messy conundrum facing match officials, as well as players, brought about by World Rugby’s zero-tolerance diktat on head contact. This now includes the catch-al...