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Springbok Hooker Unfairly Red-carded

New Zealand media criticise French referee Romain Poite for incorrectly red-carding South African hooker Bismarck du Plessis in the Springbok - All Black rugby test match. New Zealand comprehensively won the top-of-the-table Rugby Championship clash 29-15 with South Africa playing the second half with 14 men. Dan Carter - the All Black on the end of a rattling du Plessis hit that ended his Rugby Championship campaign came to his rival's defence by tweeting "Nothing wrong with the tackle. Fell awkwardly and popped my AC joint". While the hooker's shoulder-charge on Carter looked dodgy, replays showed the hit was legitimate and that referee Romain Poite had over-reacted. With so much technology available, why did the referee not refer to video footage before taking his decision. The International Rugby Board (IRB)  found fault with Poite's decision to award the first of two yellow cards against Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis

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