Andre Esterhuizen was red-carded on Saturday for a tackle that didn't even warrant a penalty, according to fans.
Andre Esterhuizen was red-carded on Saturday for a tackle that didn’t even warrant a penalty, according to fans.
The incident was referred for review to the TMO bunker and was subsequently upgraded to a red card, bringing Esterhuizen’s Test to a premature end., ‘Play on’ was the most voted for of the four possible outcomes while 29% of those polled believed a penalty would have been justified.Commenting on the tackle in the post-match press conference, Portugal coach Simon Mannix described it as an ‘unfortunate incident’.
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