“The referees should have warned about that law”: Could the Pumas have replaced Mallía?

ByDavid Mitchell
"The referees should have warned about that law": Could the Pumas have replaced Mallía?

The defeat of The Pumas 27-23 at the hands of England left a strong debate after the Tom Curry’s untimely tackle on Juan Cruz Mallíawhich resulted in a serious injury for the man from Córdoba. The best of rugby, on Disney+ Premium Plan.

The back left the court at 74 minutes and Felipe Contepomi he couldn’t replace it because he had already used up his changes. In this way, the Argentines went to look for a comeback with 14 players against 15 English players, since the forward de la Rosa was not reprimanded for his infraction.

In the last installment of Whistle Watchsection of world rugby on YouTube whose protagonist is Nigel Owensthe historic referee stated that in his opinion Argentina should have been able to replace Mallía and finish the match with 15 men on the court.

The trigger was the question of Jamie Robertsformer Welsh center, for his compatriot: “Argentina had to play the remaining minutes with 14 because they had used all their substitutes. If it had been a concussion or foul play, should he have been replaced?”

Owens began: “When you used all your substitutes, there are certain circumstances in which you can use a player who was replaced again. If you removed him due to injury, that’s it, there is nothing you can do. Those who can come in are the first row, obviously to keep the dispute in the scrum, those who came out because they bled, those who had a concussion and those who were replaced as a result of foul play. There you can put a player back in.”.

“I understand that Argentina should have been allowed to re-enter a player and have 15 players again because the reason that player left was due to an infraction. The referees and match officials should have warned about that law.”highlighted the Welshman.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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