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Ashton blames blinkered players for sin-bin failure

By JON NEWCOMBE
THE SIN-BIN, rugby’s equivalent of the naughty step, has been around since 1997, to act as a deterrent against foul play.
However, data from World Rugby covering the main international and cross-border club competitions over the past year suggests it is no longer serving its purpose.
The common assumption that there is a seven-point net gain for the team who has the man advantage is wide of the mark.
In the last editions of the Rugby World Cup 2019, the Six Nations and The Rugby Championship there was only a two-point net swing during the ten minutes of the sin-bin, an...

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