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World Rugby’s chief match officials Joel Jutge says the governing body is considering adopting ‘orange cards’ for the Rugby World Cup in France.
The idea is similar to the TMO’s antiplay process being piloted in Super Rugby Pacific, which could be accelerated for France 2023.
Orange cards
Next rugby league could feature the process as part of the trial and World Rugby could fully implement it for the Rugby World Cup later this year.
Enables players to receive a red card for foul play. However, the referee has the option to issue a yellow which can then be upgraded to red upon review by the TMO.
It is an initiative to speed up play and reduce the number of re-plays of incidents, while also tackling controversial decisions, such as the sending-off of England’s Freddie Steward against Ireland last month.
Referee Jaco Peyper controversially sent off the England full-back for a dangerous challenge against Hugo Keenan during the Six Nations on March 18 in Dublin.
However, the red card was later rescinded by a disciplinary board.
“This is a trial operation in Super Rugby,” said World Rugby’s Joel Jutge Midi Olympic.
“In the event of a 50-50 decision, the referee has the option to give a yellow card so that play can resume as soon as possible, while the TMO has 10 minutes of temporary suspension to decide if this should be converted into a red card. definitive.
“We’d be giving orange cards, of course.”
Example of the implementation of the TMO foul play process
The Queensland Reds’ clash with the Brumbies provided an excellent example of the system being used.
In the ninth minute of the match, Brumbies winger Corey Toole kicked the ball from inside his own half and was tackled by Reds lock Angus Blyth.
Blyth made contact with Toole’s head, and after a quick review, referee Ben O’Keeffe issued Blyth a yellow card for the incident.
However, the TMO upgraded him to a red card within the eight minute limit.
Blyth was suspended for three weeks for his action by the disciplinary committee.
Super Rugby Pacific’s TMO Foul Play Process
The current Super Rugby Pacific TMO foul play process reads as follows: “Any incident of foul play containing dangerous action, which is judged at yellow card level on the pitch, will automatically be investigated by the TMO during the 10 minute period that the player is off the pitch.
The TMO will follow existing laws and law enforcement guidelines for specific incidents to determine the correct penalty for the incident.
The possible penalties are:
– Yellow card penalty in which the player has the right to return at the end of the 10-minute period; OR
– Red card penalty where the player would be removed from the match but allowed to be substituted after 20 minutes from the moment of the incident.
The TMO will inform the match officials of their decision within eight minutes of the start of the 10-minute review period to give teams sufficient time to make the necessary changes and to allow the player to prepare to return to the match in the event of a card. yellow.
Any foul play incidents which do not contain dangerous actions but are adjudicated with a yellow card penalty (e.g. technical infringements, repeated team infringements) will not be subject to review.
Any player who receives two yellow card penalties during a match, will receive a red card penalty in which the player would be removed from the match, but would be allowed to be substituted after 20 minutes from the time of the second yellow card incident.
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