Shoulder to the head but not carded for the tackle. Maybe a penalty try as only 5 or meters away. It is decided after the offence if the player wasn't there would they have scored and that is a maybe from this photograph.Fiji have loads of support so the argument is very strong in their favor.
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Final result no try,no penalty and a concussed player.
World Rugby released a statement yesterday complaining about the standard of refereeing in the first week of the Rugby World Cup. I must admit I haven't watched all the games as work is a little more important but it is nothing new.
I honestly don't think it is a surprise that refs are missing crucial things as they are not clear and obvious all the time unless you have played the game. There has been a clamp down apparently on dangerous tackles lately. I find it laughable as even if you use your arms in a tackle you can still do some damage.
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No arms tackle by "Japanese "player James Moore on a Russian.
I believe it should be more on the intent to do harm than the tackle itself. It is easy to swing one harm harder than the other hitting your forearm into the head of the opponent without doing a head high tackle. Referees only look for arms being used and that is just wrong. A forearm swung hard enough against the side of the head or body may still look legitimate, but it isn't. Innocently wrapping an arm around a player trying to cause damage.
Fiji should have received a penalty try in their game against Australia and Australia lose Hodge to a straight forward red card. Fiji lost 39-21, but add 7 points and remove one player and who knows what would have happened. Hodge has been cited now and faces a disciplinary panel for his torpedo head high tackle.
There is no excuse as there is a professional referee on the field and a referee behind the tv looking for anything that isn't clear and obvious. I honestly believe that sitting beside the tv match official there should be an ex player highlighting what is not so clear and obvious. Technical areas like scrums and off the ball incidents are missed. One such penalty went to New Zealand on Saturday when in fact they had over extended themselves and collapsed the scrum, yet they were awarded the penalty. Crucial moments that change matches from seriously bad calls.
Kieran Read would have been blown up on Saturday for dragging a Springbok by the neck. Sam Cane punched another player in the face in front of the referee and he ignored it.It doesn't help highlighting the incidents after the match as you cannot change the outcome. If World Rugby is serious about raising the standards then they need better referees who understand the game and that means attracting ex players to take up the whistle.
