‘Orange cards’ being considered for World Cup to allow decisions to be reviewed
England full-back Freddie Steward was sent off during a match against Ireland last month
WORLD RUGBY said yesterday it is considering adopting “orange cards” for the World Cup, according to the governing body’s head of match officials.
A form of the yellow card review system is currently being trialled in Super Rugby Pacific and it could be fast-tracked into the global showpiece hosted by France this autumn.
While players can still be given a red card for instances of foul play, the referee has the option of showing a yellow that can then be upgraded to red on review by the television match official (TMO).
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