Inviato: 6 feb 2006, 23:28
Vista la situazione proporrei di cambiare il nome del furbetto Brian da O'Driscoll a.....O'Discolo !!! ( ah ah ah che battuta !!!! )
Preso da Planet Rugby:
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<BR>............There is nothing in the Laws of the Game which allows for exemptions for individual players. You may be your country's captain and a star player, but you are still obliged to conform to the laws. You may be rugby's most celebrated victim, but you are not allowed to victimise.
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<BR>Just as Castrogiovanni was not allowed to take the law into his own hands, so O'Driscoll and Leamy were not allowed to take the law into their own hands.
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<BR>If opponents are doing something wrong, it is a matter for the referee. It does not give the wronged side the right to take measures outside of the law, such as punching or stamping or hitting with a meat axe.
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<BR>For the referee he needs to see to the safety of the players within the law. Surely if a player stamps on an opponent lying on the ground - not the bravest of confrontations, certainly not as brave as ancient hacking - he can potentially do more damage than a punch or an abhorrent bite. Surely he should at least be spoken to - admonished is the pompous word the laws use.
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<BR>If Bortolami is admonished for a late tackle and Ramiro Pez sin-binned for one, then a talking to for stamping does not seem out of place.
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<BR>Will there be a citing? The Italians would like there to be a citing or two. But what about the idea that citing is done only for red-card offences? None of these seemed red-cardable but a yellow card would not have been excessive.
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<BR>There have been players this year who have been suspended for stamping, which suggests that a citing would not be excessive.
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<BR>The IRB has a tariff of recommended suspensions for foul play. For hacking, stamping or trampling an opponent it recommends, as a norm, a suspension of 42 days if the action is to the body, 84 days if it is to the head.
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