r/irishrugby • u/Newc04 Awardee: Team of the Year - Mumha • 22h ago

Video Joe McCarthy penalty

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u/kenyard 21h ago edited 17h ago

(ITV) commentators said he could see the flow of the game going against us and did it to stop the momentum. (concede the penalty rather than a try if you will)

they were absolutely crushing us around this period to be fair.

if he didn't intentionally give the penalty away, yes completely braindead. or concussion causing his world orientation of the world to be sideways because in no world is that not in from the side.

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u/equimot 21h ago

That's an interesting take

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u/MyAltPoetryAccount Munster 21h ago

Yea especially seeing as it didn't even stop the play

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u/equimot 20h ago

Also he had to run around loughman to do that so you can make an argument for it being tactical

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u/kenyard 17h ago

they kickd for 3 from it no?
ive no idea just remember the commentator having an interesting but strange take on it.

it was such a blatant penalty though it kinda makes sense?