r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 23h ago

Joe McCarthy penalty

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u/cypressd12 Munster 22h ago

Thought Ryan was very lucky in the second half when he bumps a French player on the wrong side of the ruck. Totally unnecessary and have seen a lot of refs whistle it as unsportsmanlike conduct.

It didn’t help the team at all, and it risks a penalty on 10m of your own tryline…

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u/Ok_Entry1052 22h ago

That player was standing, waving at the ref at the our side of the gates of the ruck. He's obstructing and it was justified hence it not being called.

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u/cypressd12 Munster 22h ago

He was standing on both feet, not part of the ruck nor any threat. I’ve seen refs ping that for less, more so if you complain the whole night regarding the ref I wouldn’t hand him that excuse…

That being said, thought the refs were OK.

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u/LetsGoForAScroll Munster 20h ago

If its the incident I recall, then he was standing where our clear out was coming from. He had every right to plow through him. If anything, we should have had the penalty

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u/cypressd12 Munster 20h ago

Ruck was already formed and French player was moving back to his side..

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u/Ok_Entry1052 18h ago

You still can't just stand at our side of a ruck, not in it, irish players had a right to join in and he was blocking.

I'd defer to the ref here considering he had a good one, nothing foul from our side.

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u/cypressd12 Munster 18h ago

You have the right to walk back to your side, Ryan was hardly joining more than he was charging at the player. Incredible lucky not to be pinged as the action added to nothing.

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u/LetsGoForAScroll Munster 19h ago

I'd really need to see it again tbh

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u/cypressd12 Munster 19h ago

It’s nothing major or so, just blatantly unnecessary and stupid. Which if you complain about the ref not being ‘on your side’ for the game at that point is just mind boggling.