Premiership Rugby Round 10 - Teeing Off on the Back Nine

doctor_grey wrote:

formerly known as Sam wrote:

Duty281 wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:Being a Saints fan is tough on the heart.  Thought I was about to burst a vein or two.  

I thought Lawrence deserved a yellow for his hit on Hendy, a deliberate attempt to injure.

A disgusting cheap shot with plenty of malice. Hope he gets banned.

It was a cheap shot but there was nothing particularly dangerous about it. He followed through to just see how good Hendy was feeling, bit of old school roughing up. Ref called it spot on with just a penalty because it was just late. Context doesn't come into the decision making. Sneaky and dirty from Lawrence.

I have to disagree only a little, mate.  Hendy had passed the ball and was watching where his pass went, did not see Lawrence coming, and was therefore, defenseless.  OK, Lawrence probably gave it to Hendy since Hendy had put a good - but clean - shot on Russell a couple of minutes earlier.  Old school policing of the game.  But the term 'duty of care' has been coming up in Rugby more frequently recently.  I think that fits the bill.

Agree it was a bit of an old school hit, and goodness knows back in the day, no one would even comment about either the hit or Lawrence's clear enjoyment of his hit (why else would he have been smiling?).  But that was then and this is now.  I freely admit to both receiving  and committing a few (sic) of those in the past....