Once a Knight wrote:
Firstly, welcome to the board.
Thanks
Secondly, I'm genuinely sorry to hear that. I think Aaron Shingler is a decent player and I never like to hear of any player injured. Could you elaborate a bit on the illegal clearout.
It's a clear case of a shoulder charge to the neck / top of the shoulder area. Williams doesn't bind with his arms at all. They are floating about in a token gesture - so he is in effect leading with his head and shoulders. Very dangerous for which we have seen bans before (Botha, Jake Ball etc).
Thirdly, the lovely thread remark, what rugby board connected with any team wouldn't debate or discuss a citing? Have you any particular complaint? If so, report the post.
I'll have a think, cheers.
Fourthly, the time indexes are given. Did you, when you watched the game, think "omg! That must be cited surely!"? One was actually reviewed by the referee and dismissed. The other seems far from deliberate, intentional and looks accidental to me. What do you think?
One was reviewed and dismissed because coincidentally the BBC NI Feed stopped just before the incident (twice). I thought at the time the Williams and Barclay one both deserved cards. Possibly red. (according to the laws)
Lastly, were you surprised there'd been two citings arising out of that match? I was. Didn't seem to have been a dirty or particularly intense affair.
NO. the Williams and Wilson incidents both deserve approx 2 week bans. There's not much in the Marshall one in my opinion.