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Feb 2022
3:33pm, 27 Feb 2022
5,487 posts
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Pothunter
It wasn’t a great tackle though. Players have to learn to use their arms.
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Feb 2022
3:33pm, 27 Feb 2022
27,690 posts
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Nicholls595
Why does the ref get to chose who went off????
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Feb 2022
3:36pm, 27 Feb 2022
5,723 posts
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ThorntonRunner
The rule came in as teams were taking the piss on the scrum: if they were under the cosh they'd say front row injury and we don't have a replacement so need to go to uncontested. So rule came in that if it goes to uncontested because you don't have a replacement front row available, you lose a player.
The nightmare for Italy is that they got unto that position because their replacement hooker was sent off
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Feb 2022
3:54pm, 27 Feb 2022
12,790 posts
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Little Nemo
What a nightmare for Italy, seems unfair that they have to lose 2 players for just the one offence. Killed it as a contest 
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Feb 2022
4:19pm, 27 Feb 2022
8,073 posts
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Surrey Phil
I'm no expert but why can't anyone play as a makeshift front row? Probably not much difference than an outfield player replacing a goalkeeper in football.
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Feb 2022
4:20pm, 27 Feb 2022
5,489 posts
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Pothunter
Safety. The risk of neck injuries in the front row means you have to know what you’re doing.
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Feb 2022
4:23pm, 27 Feb 2022
5,724 posts
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ThorntonRunner
Front rowers are the only.players who can co.e back on after they've been substituted off, purely because it is a specialist position with major safety issues. Look up Matt Hampson for an (extreme) example of what can go wrong
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Feb 2022
4:26pm, 27 Feb 2022
3,145 posts
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Fields
Matt Hampson wasn’t even in a match. I try and chuck a few quid towards his foundation when I can, he’s an inspiration.
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Feb 2022
4:48pm, 27 Feb 2022
12,791 posts
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Little Nemo
Oh FFS, couldn't the ref have let that go?!? Absolutely brutal end for poor old Italy
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Feb 2022
5:16pm, 27 Feb 2022
36,343 posts
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SPR
You mean the yellow? letting it go would have been the wrong thing to do.
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