Originally Posted by
richie4eva:
“Bring on Scotland in Cardiff next week 
As for the dangerous tackles, Jonathan Davies summed it all up
The IRB really need to make a clear definition of what is a red card or sin bin offence when it comes to the spear tackle
Bradley Davies should have seen a red card, no doubt about that and I wouldn't be surprised if he was cited very soon”
They have. I cant remember the exact wording, but the new law states that a spear/tip tackle basically starts out at a red card and is worked backwards. Ferris deserved a penalty but yellow was probably harsh because the tackled player landed on his side and Ferris didn't drive him into the ground. Davies deserved red because he let him go from a height while he was upside down.
Laws are clear, it's piss poor referee consistency that is to blame. And for the sore Irish on here blaming Barnes, he clearly stated he saw nothing, it was touch judge Dave Pearson that advised a yellow, so blame him.
Originally Posted by Eurostar:
“The spear tackle yellow was probably the key refereeing incident of the day though, and Ireland definitely played well when Wales were a man down.
Personally, I thought Sexton's decision to kick for goal from the halfway line late in the match instead of down into the corner probably cost them the match. No question that the better team on the day won though.”
At the time they were winning and there were 74/75 minutes on the clock. A kick at goal would have wasted another minute and, if it had gone over, they would have got the ball back from the restart. If they kicked to touch and won their own lineout (which they might not have done) they still had to break through Wales' defence, which had proved a challenge all game.
I think it was the right call at the time.
Originally Posted by CTD101:
“Best team won, but Bradley Davies will almost certainly be cited and so he should. Was a definite red card, and imo he should get a lengthy ban because it was the most dangerous of spear tackles and luckily no lasting injury to the Irish player. Stephen Ferris was unlucky to get binned but it was a penalty offence considering the current IRB law. The only other issue I have is the Irish scrum half dropping the knees on Johnathan Davies as he scored the try. If you watch it back, as Davies touches down he clearly makes no attempt at a tackle and goes in knees first on Davies' legs. Very sneaky.”
Yes, I'm so glad someone else saw that! A very petulant thing to do.
Somebody else did that in the World Cup and he got cited and banned. Who was it? Oh yes, it was Delon Armitage. If the IRB wants to come across as anything other than corrupt than Murray needs to be at least cited as well.