Gregor Townsend Slams "Clear Red Card" Incident in Six Nations Loss: Planet Rugby

Gregor Townsend slammed the officials because they did not issue a red card to Peato Mauvaka during the defeat of the six nations in front of France.

The French hook showed a yellow card for an incident in the first half of the Super Saturday and Six Nations title decision, but the chief of Scotland believes that his actions have justified more.

This was just one of the decisions with which Townsend made the problem, because he again criticized the match officials after a defeat in Scotland. The 51 -year -old said that there are “obviously key decisions” that were “wrong”.

Did not go until they say that these decisions cost Scotland The match, but criticized the fact that Mauvaka did not receive a red card for his actions in the 20th minute.

After France They received a penalty, Mauvaka threw Ben White, who was on the ground next to him, after the Half of Scotland was pushed by Thomas Ramos.

Peto Mauvaka’s non-red

Referee Matthew Carley examined the incident with TMO Marius Van Der Westhuizen and properly issued a yellow card, sending Mauvaka’s actions to be reviewed by Ian Tempest review officer.

Tempest did not consider the incident to reach the threshold of the red card, because it was not a high degree of danger, because there was no excessive force.

Many spectators believed that Mauvaka’s actions justified a red card and Townsend agreed in post-mecos.

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“The decision not to pick it up to the Red Card was because there was no excessive force, I’m not sure this is the criteria for a non-tackle incident,” he told reporters.

“It was clearly not an approach, it was after the whistle, so if there was a contact in the head and that was intended, it should have no connection with the force.”

Mauvaka should have been sent for it.

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This was not the only decision that the chief of Scotland was not satisfied because he thought there were other calls that went against his team in Six nations bump.

“Obviously, there were key decisions in that game that were wrong,” he added.

“You will get some of them and some that you will not do, but you have to make sure you go from them, which will go and make the most of this advantage. You just have to focus on what you can control.

“I’m sorry for Ben White here, because he did nothing. First of all, he pushed the ground and the pushes are nothing in rugby and then collided.

“I don’t know how it wasn’t raised to a red card, but as Rory already mentioned if that had something with the final result who knows.”

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France was worth winning

He was also a critic of the world rugby process, as some decisions are needed away from the referee with the use of FPRO and TMO.

“We made the decision from the referees, and this process is to accelerate the game, but you do not want to miss the incidents that clearly state in the book that should be red books,” he said.

However, he felt that France is the best team of that day and was worth raising the title.

“France was worth winning that it is worth being champions,” he admitted.

“I am a quality part and, even though I played very well sometimes, France was the best team.”