Ask Lipman if red cards are necessary safeguards

COLIN BOAG
Last weekend’s Bledisloe 4 match between the Wallabies and All Blacks was a cracker, and featured two red cards, one for each side.
It also highlighted the hypocrisy that still exists when it comes to dangerous tackles. We either want to eliminate the bad tackles from the game or we don’t, and if it’s the latter then eventually it will lead to rugby dying out.
That will happen because parents won’t allow their kids to play the game for fear of them being seriously injured, or at the professional level as a result of seriously injured players being awarde...

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