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A stonewall red card: why Kolbe should have seen red for tackle on Ireland’s Mack Hansen

The colour of the card should not be dependent on the level of injury suffered – how much force is needed to break a neck?

Referee Nika Amashukeli shows a yellow card to South Africa's Cheslin Kolbe during the Autumn International match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Images
Referee Nika Amashukeli shows a yellow card to South Africa's Cheslin Kolbe during the Autumn International match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Images
John O'Sullivan at the Aviva Stadium
Sun Nov 06 2022 - 19:00

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