IT’S been a vexatious summer for referees and officialdom with the curious case of Israel Folau’s yellow card for his challenge with Peter O’Mahony last week in Sydney the latest talking point.
I thought Folau was unlucky but, more importantly, the game needs to start looking at the responsibility of those lifting a player into the stratosphere.
From a restart following an Ireland penalty, Folau timed his run and challenge for Bernard Foley’s dropped kick to perfection and soared high as only he can.
Meanwhile, although Ireland hadn’t been caught out as such, t...