Irish on SM incensed by alledged illegal clearout by Eng that they claim should have been a straight red?
I watched the whole game quite closely. I did not see it neither did the Ref, ARef and the TMO.
Views of others on this?
It was Genge on Furlong just over halfway through the first half. It should have been a red. At speed, shoulder directly to head, no attempt to bind.
Video here:
https://twitter.com/aj_d___/status/1766514145334100073Commentators see what the ref 'sees', after being instructed by the TV bosses to never contradict the ref. For example, if the ref says it wasn't forward, the commentators will say 'That was just about a flat pass,' or some such nonsense.
I can sort of see why the commentators are overlooking so much, and why the TV execs don't replay. Money. And they don't want to discourage the refs. Let's face it, we have all played in games where the ref has made some howlers, but its the game.
EDIT: The video was taken down.