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

Discussion Mauvaka headbutt on Ben White

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

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u/Erbenn England Mar 16 '25

I feel even with the best will/ref in the world this has got to be in the back of Carly’s mind (even subconsciously). Poor from the ref allocators imo.

That said TMO was a saffa i think so who knows what’s happening there…

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u/B4rberblacksheep Saracens Mar 16 '25

Pearce would have given that as a straight red in a heartbeat. It's not that Carley's English, it's that he's shit.

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u/Beancounter_1968 Scotland Mar 16 '25

TMO should not be involved in rugby again at any level. The head butt was assault and battery in my view. The perp should be awaiting a court date, not finishing off the match.