England V Samoa
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@crucial said in England V Samoa:
@mariner4life said in England V Samoa:
A little against the grain here, but what's wrong with it? Yes he knocks on, but that's not what any of you are talking about. Do his feet even touch TNW? It's not like he went through him Roy Keane-esque (which i have done in not a proud moment during a spiteful game in Huntly i think it was). He went across the front of TNW and made him drop the ball. Good play.
Slater-esque feet-first into a dudes head while he is diving for a try is a mile from that. By all means go after him if he trips him, but dont have a go at "might have"
Barnes is a dick though
It is the inherent danger of the attempt that is the issue.
No, he didn't make contact but it was a dangerous play just as a tackle in the air that doesn't result in injury is a dangerous play.
Put it another way. What if everyone started diving feet first toward kickers to put them off? Do we want that in the game? As a kicker do you hold your ground and risk a kick to the ankle if it goes wrong or pull away?
I just think it isn't, and never has been, part of the game and a penalty for dangerous play would stop a possible trend in its tracks.
Also has the potential for a massive flare up between teams.
That's a false equivalence. He didn't touch him, so it's dangerous like being close to a guy jumping in the air that might end up tipping him over, if you hit him, which you don't, so it doesn't. Should we stamp that out too?
And he didn't go at him, he went across the front of him. You're being a bit shreeky about this.
Upon thinking about it further, it kinda worked this time, but it's not actually a very smart or high percentage play. If TNW is a fraction quicker, he holds that ball, finds contact with the feet (okay takes a dive), and gets him binned for tripping. Or he kicks it a fraction higher, and takes Itoje right out of the game. If i was the coach i would probably tell him to try something else.
But not because it's "dangerous"