Bulls Boss Unconvinced By 'Harsh' Red Card V Connacht

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Piers O'Conor of Connacht is tackled by Harold Vorster, left, and David Kriel of Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Vodacom Bulls at Dexcom Stadium in Galway. Photo by Tyler Miller\/Sportsfile\nJake White unconvinced by Mpilo Gumede red card \nThe South African flanker's red card would prove to be the only lifeline needed for Connacht to cross the whitewash for two conciliatory tries, and the beautification of a scoreline that was quickly racing out of control.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\n\n \n Recommended\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nGumede received his marching orders after taking umbrage to being held outside the ruck by Hawkshaw and retaliating with a push straight to the Connacht centre's face. While the TMO stated that he had not 'gouged' Hawkshaw, they deemed the presence of Gumede's fingers in the vicinity of Hawkshaw's eyes was reason enough to send him off.\nHowever, speaking after the affair, Bulls director of rugby Jake White was less than convinced by Gumede's sending off for what some Connacht players had remarked was an 'eye gouge'.\nI will say on record that I heard the TMO say there was no complete evidence that it’s in the eyes, that it’s just to the face. I think that will probably be what will come out because it’s irrelevant. He was held behind the ruck, and the TMO’s voice was that it should’ve been a penalty for lifting his leg and holding him behind the ruck.\nI must say I thought the red card was a bit harsh, to be fair, but we’ve got to adapt.\nIf the communique comes out during the November Tests that this is what they’re looking for, we’ve got to be clever enough to understand that there will always be a focus on that kind of incident.\n\n\n\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nMpilo Gumede Red Card\nWe are back to equal numbers in Galway as Bulls number 8 Mpilo Gumede is shown red for an eye gouge 😬\n#URC #CONvBUL\nPosted by FloRugby on Saturday, November 30, 2024\n\nWhile White may not have felt Hawkshaw's original infringement was worthy of a penalty, there could be little debate that a retaliatory shove from Gumede that runs the risk of contact with the eye is grounds for a sending-off in today's game.\nAfter the disappointing result, Connacht now sit just inside the top eight on eighteen points, meanwhile, the bonus point win leaves the Bulls ten points behind league leaders Leinster in third place on 24 points.\nThings won't get any easier for Connacht either, with the Western Province set to travel to the Aviva Stadium for a clash with Leinster in the next round of the URC on December 21st.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nSEE ALSO: Jordie Barrett Reveals 'Royal Treatment' He Received Upon Leinster 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Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile</p></div> <h3><strong>Jake White unconvinced by Mpilo Gumede red card </strong></h3> <p>The South African flanker's red card would prove to be the only lifeline needed for Connacht to cross the whitewash for two conciliatory tries, and the beautification of a scoreline that was quickly racing out of control.</p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[769,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":617382,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["connaught","bulls","jake-white","david-hackshaw"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adTabletMinWidth: 300px; --adTabletMinHeight: 250px; --adDesktopMinWidth: 300px; --adDesktopMinHeight: 250px; "></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-prose relative z-10 bg-white px-4 rounded-md border border-gray-300 max-w-md mx-auto"> <div class="not-prose flex justify-start my-2"> <span class="not-prose font-serif md:text-sm">Recommended</span> </div> <div x-data="relatedArticles" x-init="getRelatedArticles('rugby')"> <template x-for="article in articles"> <div class="not-prose grid gap-y-2"> <div class="not-prose grid grid-cols-1 mb-2"> <a :href="article.url" :title="article.title" :aria-label="article.title" class="not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event" data-category="Recommended Article Tracker" data-action="click" :data-label="article.url" :data-value="article.url"> <div class="not-prose grid grid-cols-3 auto-rows-max md:pb-2 md:pb-0 gap-x-3"> <div class=" not-prose col-span-1"> <div class=" not-prose relative z-0"> <figure class="not-prose w-full"> <img class="aspect-video" width="130" height="73" :src="article.image" :alt="article.title" loading="lazy"> </figure> </div> </div> <h3 class="not-prose font-serif mb-4 col-span-2 leading-6 text-base" x-text="article.title"></h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </template> </div> </div><p>Gumede received his marching orders after taking umbrage to being held outside the ruck by Hawkshaw and retaliating with a push straight to the Connacht centre's face. While the TMO stated that he had not 'gouged' Hawkshaw, they deemed the presence of Gumede's fingers in the vicinity of Hawkshaw's eyes was reason enough to send him off.</p> <p>However, speaking after the affair, Bulls director of rugby Jake White was less than convinced by Gumede's sending off for what some Connacht players had remarked was an 'eye gouge'.</p> <blockquote><p>I will say on record that I heard the TMO say there was no complete evidence that it’s in the eyes, that it’s just to the face. I think that will probably be what will come out because it’s irrelevant. He was held behind the ruck, and the TMO’s voice was that it should’ve been a penalty for lifting his leg and holding him behind the ruck.</p> <p>I must say I thought the red card was a bit harsh, to be fair, but we’ve got to adapt.</p> <p>If the communique comes out during the November Tests that this is what they’re looking for, we’ve got to be clever enough to understand that there will always be a focus on that kind of incident.</p></blockquote> <div id="fb-root"></div> <p><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script async="1" defer crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v21.0"></script> </p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[769,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":617382,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["connaught","bulls","jake-white","david-hackshaw"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; 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