Ought to the Worcester and Scotland wing have been despatched off for hand-off?
Watch: Duhan van der Merwe crimson card
It was a kind of moments that has divided social media. Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe was crimson carded within the second half of Worcester Warriors’ match with London Irish for his tried hand-off of (Scotland squad mate) Kyle Rowe. Watching the clip, in making an attempt the hand-off at velocity, he will get his forearm into Rowe’s face. Irish went on to win 43-12.
Duhan van der Merwe’s crimson card in opposition to London Irish
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The sending off means it’s now seemingly van der Merwe will miss Scotland’s Six Nations showdown with Italy subsequent weekend.
Speaking after the match, Worcester boss Steve Diamond mentioned: “I’m upset actually. I assumed we had grown during the last two or three weeks and I believe at this time our self-discipline allow us to down and our work-rate allow us to down.
“The crimson card doesn’t assist, the referee can solely adjudge what the legal guidelines of the sport are. It was most likely a harsh crimson, however undoubtedly a yellow. I don’t assume that actually was the distinction within the groups. I believe it was carried out and dusted simply earlier than and simply after half-time – a attempt earlier than the break and a attempt straight after.
“You may blame the referee nevertheless a lot you need, however the referee didn’t make half as many errors as we did.”
When clips of the incident hit social media, there was in fact an array of views on it. Some applauded the continued crackdown on pointless contact to the top and neck, whereas different threw shade at Rowe’s deal with approach, or declared that the sport had misplaced its approach.
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