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New rule gives spirit of the game a red card

PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Deserved: Sebastien Vahaamahina is sent off against Wales
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As from next weekend, referees in New Zealand will be empowered to use a new card, a soft red as in soft on law and order. The red cards they carry into rugby’s first high-level matches since Scotland beat France more than three months ago will be a diluted version of the real thing, a red-lite which will be condemned by many as undermining the ultimate sanction.
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