Pleased Dickson made the right call

Did you, like me, cheer inwardly when Karl Dickson could be heard on comms explaining that not all hits to the head are foul play when Nick Tompkins wore one from Guido Petti in Wales quarter-final with the Pumas.
It was a hectic breakdown close to the Wales line, Tompkins was told to roll away and popped up head first at the exact moment that Petti came steaming in, pretty low and with a visible wrap, like a guided missile to clear out, and caught Tompkins a significant clout.
Now, I don’t like the clearout laws one bit and the licence it gives to maim and damage if abused… but under the ex...

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