Yeah I don't think either side usually cover themselves in glory in this fixture. For a while we were incredibly dirty whenever Joe Simpson was around. Recently we've had Nathan Hughes being a one man cheap shot machine, and Kyle Eastmond's headhunting. Now Dave Ward, and this elbow I didn't see...

Great, isn't it?

Yeah I don't think either side usually cover themselves in glory in this fixture. For a while we were incredibly dirty whenever Joe Simpson was around. Recently we've had Nathan Hughes being a one man cheap shot machine, and Kyle Eastmond's headhunting. Now Dave Ward, and this elbow I didn't see...

Great, isn't it?

Has anyone got a link to a clip of the Matthews elbow?

One way to stop the potential for such injuries would be to outlaw jumping up for the ball - you must catch with your feet on the ground. I know this will be contentious, but if safety is the overriding concern...

Also, when scrums deteriorate and a free kick is awarded, you can re-set (sometimes with the same result, leading to a penalty) or you can kick - likely with loss of possession - or tap - lottery. Why not re-set 10ms from the point of the infringement (unless already 5m form try line) - at least offending side are then penalised with loss of territory...

Was a very dangerous tackle even the Wados fans near me thought it was a yellow

I really enjoy your posts. I hope they never add a spell checker to this site!  ;D ;)