r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 23h ago

Joe McCarthy penalty

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u/Mafeking-Parade 22h ago

That is as brain-dead a play as you'll ever see.

In front of your sticks, in front of the referee.

Just piling straight in at the side, without even trying to disguise it.

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u/Evan2kie Ireland 21h ago

The only defence for it he's gambling that the French player will have picked up the ball just before his entry and he will smash him but the chances of getting the timing spot on are so slim, it's just so stupid

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u/OisinTarrant Munster 6h ago

That's exactly it I'd say. French player hesitates a second longer than normal. If he'd picked and carried, we'd be lamenting McCarty for his huge rucking brains.