Here are your rugby morning headlines for Sunday, December 3.
Cardiff coach did not anticipate pink card
Cardiff coach Matt Sherratt stated he anticipated Ellis Jenkins’ pink card to solely be deemed a yellow of their defeat to the Scarlets.
Jenkins was dismissed by referee following a tip sort out on Scarlets flanker Dan Davis, with the pink card being an enormous turning level within the URC conflict on the Arms Park.
Despite admitting that he had no main arguments with the choice, he did say that, listening to the TMO on the time, that he was anticipating a distinct end result.
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“When you watch it reside, it does not look nice, does it?” stated Sherratt afterwards. “When you see somebody’s studs above their heads, it is not an awesome look.
“When you truly gradual it down, he is jumped into the sort out so he is jumped onto Ellis’ shoulder. Ellis is not a grimy participant so it is not one thing that is going to be deliberate. He jumped into it, form of rolled Ellis’ shoulder. I could not actually see the touchdown.
“The TMO stated he landed on his shoulder after which his head. But Ben thought it was reckless and a pink card. If I’m trustworthy, not one thing I’m going to majorly argue with. It did not look nice at full velocity.
“But I believe, when it is reviewed they usually have a great have a look at it, they will see there are some mitigating components behind it.
“I’d adore it to (be deemed a yellow on evaluate). Genuinely once more, while you have a look at it, we have the TMO comms in our field.
“The TMO says he lands on his shoulder after which his head. I believed it was going to be a yellow. Ben’s communication was that it seems reckless, he is not in management with how he lands. I can see that. It’s a tricky name for the officers. There’s two methods to take a look at it.
“That’s the place there must be consistency. If he hasn’t landed on his head and he is landed on his shoulder first, I’m listening to it- having seen a lot rugby in the course of the World Cup – considering it is a yellow card. But it is not one I’m going to get too enthusiastic about. I’ve identified Ellis for eight years and he is not the kind of participant to attempt to tip sort out somebody intentionally.”
Peel happy with response after ‘powerful’ week
Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel admitted that the final week had been powerful as his facet bounced again from a disappointing derby defeat towards the Ospreys.
Six days on from a one-sided west Wales derby in Swansea, they ran in 5 tries to come back away from Cardiff with a really totally different end result.
It was an end result that was particularly well timed for Peel and the Scarlets. Last week’s defeat pushed them to the underside of the desk, simply days earlier than a followers’ discussion board with the teaching employees which introduced some powerful questions.
“Yeah, it has been powerful,” stated Peel of the final week. “Our followers love taking part in towards the Ospreys and while you lose to them, it is at all times a troublesome one.
“The method and the way in which we misplaced was a tricky one. I’m assured on this group. We’re working arduous behind the scenes. We’ve had some powerful locations to go within the final couple of weeks We’ve been to South Africa, Dublin and we have clearly been to the Liberty. They’re a great facet.
“It was the style of the defeat that harm some boys and harm ourselves as nicely. We wished to be extra aggressive in that sport. There had been components of that sport the place we wanted to be higher. So I’m glad to see the response this week. That’s the beginning now and we have to transfer on.
“We’ve had numerous away video games and we’re away once more subsequent week. I believe it is the fourth sport in a row we’ll be away. We’ve been on the highway a bit so it is ensuring that we’re proper for subsequent week and once we do get again to Parc y Scarlets, we’re proper for that as nicely.”
Nagy damage ‘does not look good’
Ospreys coach Toby Booth admitted that the damage to in-form full-back Max Nagy ‘did not look good’.
Nagy was stretchered off throughout their defeat to Benetton in Italy after an ungainly touchdown, with the 24-year-old being taken to hospital afterwards.
Speaking afterwards, Booth stated he did not know the extent of the damage to Nagy, who has began the season in good type – even scoring in Italy previous to his damage.
“Losing Max Nagy is an enormous loss,” Booth advised S4C. “That does not look nice. I do not know although. The disappointing factor is when medical individuals name for a stretcher right away, and the character of coming down from peak, isn’t nice. We hope it is one of the best it may be.”
On the slim defeat with a much-changed group in Italy, Booth stated: “My overriding damage is satisfaction, with a tinge of frustration. Sport could be merciless. The effort (was there). A couple of key moments did not go our method that acquired them again into the sport.
“Lots of people will be taught numerous issues from that. You noticed the way in which we celebrated on the finish, like they’d gained the World Cup. That reveals we have been in a contest, pushed them proper to the wire away from home. And we sit up for welcoming them again subsequent week.”
Flanagan annoyed as Dragons blow pink card alternative
Dragons coach Dai Flanagan was left annoyed by missed alternatives as his facet fell to a different heavy defeat in South Africa.
Per week after a report defeat to the Sharks, the Dragons had been once more overwhelmed by a snug scoreline – with the Lions working out 49-24 winners at Ellis Park.
However, Flanagan’s facet had been handed an early benefit when Ruben Schoeman red-carded after 26 minutes for taking out Ashton Hewitt when making an attempt a cost down. However, it was one which they didn’t capitalise on.
“We had been simply actually inaccurate,” stated Flanagan afterwards. “It’s irritating as a result of there have been alternatives galore.
“We’ve simply acquired to catch the ball, we have simply acquired to make a sort out, we have set to work on that individually and collectively. It’s a large missed alternative for us, purely by means of accuracy, either side of the ball.”
