Referee Chris Busby show’s Connacht’s Tom Daly a red. (Photo By Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
- URC referee head Tappe Henning isn’t convinced yet a 20-minute limit is a workable solution for rugby’s red card debate.
- Currently used in Super Rugby, he believes the rule might not be enough of a deterrent for foul play but also admits that one wants to protect the integrity of 15 v 15.
- Henning doesn’t suggest a compromise, merely that rule-makers use enough time to determine the best workable solution.
Tappe Henning, the United Rugby Championship’s head of match officials, has preached caution in World Rugby’s quest to expand the 20-minute red card law trail.
The controversial proposal, which is currently in use in this year’s Super Rugby Pacific tournament, decrees that an offending player is sent off for that period of time and is then re
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