Kriel should have been SENT OFF against South Africa says Barclay
Jesse Kriel should have been SENT OFF for his head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey in Scotland’s clash against South Africa, insists John Barclay… after England’s Tom Curry was sent off for similar challenge
- John Barclay has insisted that Jesse Kriel should have been sent off vs Scotland
- Kriel made head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey during the clash
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John Barclay has insisted that Jesse Kriel should have been sent off for his head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey in Scotland’s clash against South Africa.
This comes after England’s Tom Curry was sent off for a similar challenge, with the flanker set to find out the duration of his suspension on Tuesday.
Speaking at half-time in the clash, Barclay revealed that he believes Kriel should have been shown red after the collission.
He told ITV: ‘You’re two minutes into the game and you’ve got an incident that’s a red card. It’s a red card.
‘He comes from a distance. A clear line of sight and he applies force. It’s head on head. It’s a red card.
Jesse Kriel should have been sent off for his head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey, said John Barclay
The pair collided, with Barclay believing that ‘if you like it or not, that is a red card’
This comes after England’s Tom Curry was sent off for a similar challenge on Saturday night
‘The way the game is refereed now, if you like it or not, that is a red card.’
The former Scottish rugby union player continued to compare the incident to that of Curry’s on Saturday, which saw the England star sent off.
‘We saw a very similar incident last night that was given as a yellow and then upgraded in the bunker to a red.
‘This is where the game gets messy. They look very similar. From slightly different positions but that’s a red card. The fact it hasn’t been seen or reviewed is inexcusable.’
However, Kriel got away with the challenge and was lucky to escape without further punishment.
Barclay demanded consistency in decisions as England’s Curry was sent off for a similar incident.
Despite the red, England overcame their adversity to produce an impressive 27-10 victory, with George Ford kicking all 27 points, and next face Japan in Nice on Sunday, but will be without Curry, who will attend a disciplinary hearing in Paris on Tuesday evening.
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