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20th October 2018
06:11pm BST

"Look, World Rugby informs us of the way the game is going and player welfare is important. we've got to adapt to that. It is certainly something you train. There was certainly no intent from Stephen Archer, from our side. And there is no intent from Danny as well, on their side. Unfortunately, a red card makes the game difficult and we have to adapt to the letter of the law."Peter O'Mahony echoed Van Grann's sentiment, highlighting that the high tackle is not a new trend in Rugby, it's something that players have had to do adapt to their whole playing careers.
"It's not something a player has to worry about. You know, we have to trust the officials on their adjudication and trust them 100%. We have so much to worry about that it is not something we have to worry about. The high tackle has been penalised forever in the game, do you know what I mean? It's never been allowed. It's not like guys are starting to do it now."https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/1053640369710206976 The Munster captain highlighted that nobody wants to concede penalties, which means there is very rarely intent in these situations.
"No-one wants to give away penalties any more because of the pressure you put on yourself. So there's no guys doing it with intent. There are guys with good foot-work out there who will put you off balance. And 9 times out of 10 it is a genuine accident "By the letter of the law, if you are upright and you are high, you are in trouble. And as Johann has said, I don't think there was any intent from any of the lads today. But if you're awkward and you're upright, it's always been part of the game that you're penalised. It's just that it is in the spotlight at the moment."https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/1053647471400882177 O'Mahony reiterated in the most Munster slang term imaginable, that in some cases, players are so good that thet force you into mistakes.
But, as I said, there are guys out there with foot-work now that you have to snap into late or you'll probably end up glauwming at because they are that good. But, again, letter of the law. If you are upright and you're awkward, then you are in trouble. And a lot of the time there is no intent but that is just the law.
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