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Former England planetary Matt Dawson has branded a reddish paper telephone successful the Six Nations finale a "disgraceful decision" that helium says took the radiance disconnected the struggling nation's contention against Ireland.
Ireland completed their Six Nations Grand Slam cleanable expanse connected Sunday, defeating England successful Dublin with a 29-16 triumph successful beforehand of a raucous location crowd.
The cardinal infinitesimal of the lucifer came conscionable shy of halftime erstwhile England's Freddie Steward was sent disconnected for a unsafe tackle connected Hugo Keenan.
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Veteran South African referee Jaco Peyper deemed the collision superior capable to warrant a reddish paper and Steward was ruled retired of the 2nd half.
Footage of the incidental showed Steward attack the attacking enactment earlier slowing, bracing himself and starring with his enarthrosis and elbow arsenic Keenan ran into him, head-first.
The brace fell to the crushed earlier Peyper stopped play and referred the incidental to the TMO.
"You're upright, you're into contact, you person clip to crook your shoulder, it's nonstop interaction to the caput – nary mitigation," Peyper told Steward, who pleaded his lawsuit to nary avail.
It came with Ireland up 10-6, which blew retired successful the 2nd fractional with England reduced to 14 men.
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The incidental drew mixed reactions with respective rugby pundits questioning the call.
Dawson said the reddish paper spoiled the Test and was "unacceptable" successful a terse file for the BBC.
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"It was a disgraceful decision," said Dawson.
"Keenan had bent down to prime up a escaped ball. Anyone who has played rugby knows precisely what was going done Steward's caput successful that moment.
"He was trying to debar a collision. Initially helium thought helium was going to person to marque a tackle, past the shot went escaped truthful helium tried to get distant from interaction to debar immoderate trouble.
"He deed the brakes and turned his assemblage to get distant from it. It was a freak accident. Keenan's caput went down due to the fact that the shot had been dropped and made interaction with Steward's arm.
"What is truly disappointing is that nary of the officials adjacent got adjacent to discussing whether Steward was trying to propulsion retired of the situation.
"All the absorption was connected the slow-motion constituent of contact, which, by the missive of the law, led to a reddish card.
"Just due to the fact that it is the missive of the instrumentality does not marque it right. They are the laws that immoderate radical person created and connected this juncture determination was a glaring glitch.
"After the crippled I was successful a assistance going down into the media country with 2 Ireland players and adjacent they said it was a spot harsh."
Dawson was not unsocial successful his view.
Former England alert fractional Freddie Burns took to Twitter, labelling the reddish paper "ridiculous" portion Former England prop Joe Marler said it was "complete and utter bollocks".
England skipper Owen Farrell said post-match the reddish paper "seemed harsh", but continued, "it's not for maine to person an sentiment on.
"They made the rules for a reason, that's each I tin accidental connected it."
Steward volition look an autarkic disciplinary proceeding connected Wednesday greeting wherever helium could person a suspension.
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