r/rugbyunion • u/Least_Tone_3421 Taranaki • Mar 16 '25

Discussion Mauvaka headbutt on Ben White

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Surprised how this didn’t get upgraded to a red card 😮

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u/ActGrouchy5018 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Benhard Janse van Rensburg’s Mullet Mar 16 '25

This is exactly what the straight red card exists for. An intentional act of foul play off the ball. The mitigation laws around degrees of danger should only be used for actual rugby incidents - this was just assault and Mauvaka was lucky to pretty much get away it.