Worth taking a moment for Danny Care simply telling the ref he’s knocked it on over the line. Great honesty, and avoiding any delay so the game can keep going. Some man

This was a class performance from bot sets fans - the Quins fans giving Chris Ashton a standing ovation after his red and the Tigers fans having friendly banter with Joe Marler after his yellow, massive mutual respect from two proper clubs

Some VERY questionable decisions against both sides. Great to see Marler go with a smile

Terrible refereeing. The fact that Ashton was given a red when it clearly wasn't intentional and Smith was low is already ridiculous. That was a yellow card offense. But what makes the decision absolutely mind boggling is the fact that the challenge on Mike Brown was given neither a red nor even a yellow card. I'm a Harlequins fan, but I absolutely understand why there are boos after the game. Refs should be held accountable for terrible decisions like that.

I thought falling into the tackle was mitigation. Ref played the man not the ball

Happy to see Lynagh getting more and more game time... My dream England wing pairing of Arundell and Lynagh is looking brighter by the day!

If the tacker is low and the attacker dips into the tackle and a red is awarded...I mean come on....wtf has happened to the game!!!

Funny finish, marler with the tiger fans and basset whacking his nose on smith 😂

This ref’s issue is that he decided he needed to make every call really fast! Look at the best refs in the world, when there’s something big they stop and take a breath before they even speak let alone decide what they’re doing about it

Tempest saying no mitigation - clearly ignoring that Murley was low and dipping - plus Ashton lost the collision. Terrible call

So the TMO says there is foul play, Quins player never in a position to catch the ball. And then the ref says no foul play, restart with the scrum...

Rugby is killing itself

More long form highlights please!

Ref was very harsh on Ashton especially on the occasion of his last match😔

Lynagh is good a playing in field. Got good physical presence and breaks through a lot of tackles getting the players around him into space. He’s a good weapon for the England artilary

Red cards for marginal calls are really spoiling the game for me. It's no longer a contest.

It's a yellow all day long. Yes its clearly arm to head, but mitigation being Smith had tripped and was falling. He had clearly made his mind up being the TMO. Poor, but fair play to Quins fans for clapping him off as well as Tiger fans.

This is awful from the ref, like he was desperate to give a red card! Then nothing for taking the man in the air? Which actually was dangerous!

Marcus Smith iron head 9:10

What on earth is Tempest doing refereeing this game: he has been consistently hopeless for many years now, at all levels, so why are the RFU still using him? I had the pleasure (!) of assessing Tempest many years ago when he refereed at Pirates, and even way back then the signs were ominous: he was poor, at best, in that game, and seems to have gone backwards ever since. We all know that the RFU is extremely short of decent referees, but there are a few around at slightly lower levels - 5, 6, and even 7 - so why not give these guys a chance?. At the same time, get rid of whosoever is coaching Premiership referees - whatever they are doing is just not working.

Ref is useless Please don't send him to wc

What the referee should be considering is would it have been a high tackle if the quins player was upright. The answer is no, so it should never have been a red card.

Never a Red. And how did Lynagh get away with that? I'm a Quins fan BTW.

much better highlights video

How Ashton gets a red after Lynagh isn’t even penalised for his obstruction on Brown is a right puzzle.😮

well done quins

Dreadful red card. Murley was falling which should have given considerable mitigation. Penalty and maybe a yellow, but never a red.

@9:09 broken nose?

Another great game decided by an over-zealous ref. It has become laughable but it is ruining our great game of rugby. It has to stop and some common sense restored.

Did I misunderstand, or was there no card for the challenge on Mike Brown?

So I remember how cards used to be given for deliberate foul play. These days cards is as normal as blades of grass. Pathetic.

really poor decision by Tempo on the red, Murley’s knee was almost on the ground and Ashton was low, Baxter from Exeter is right, the tefs are looking to send players off rather than keep them in the pitch. Balance needed.

Insane red card

no way is that a red 😂😂

Good summary. Only thing I'm looking forward to is Orient away 😮

Tempest was just clueless today and seemed to even overrule the tmo who had the benefit of video playback and who clearly suggests it was dangerous/foul play when brown was taken out in the air and which could have ended in a bad fall on his head (surely something which they should be clamping down on with all the tackle nonsense of late) . Missed lots of offsides and in at the side and crossing in line outs. Plus Some of smith, care, and marler syndicalism (unsporting play). Even relied on the crowd for one offside decision. Not the first time he has under performed as the ref at welford road!?!!

Ridiculous that was never a red card for Ashton yellow at worst especially as the Challenge on Brown wasn’t even a pen.

The boy from Manila looking good at least his haircut!!!

i support bath but that is never a red, not healthy for the game that decision

They need to bring in the Yellow that can be upgraded to a Red option. Automatic reds on such marginal calls are killing the game. This had no real outcome on the Prem season, but other calls have already decided big international games (look at The Roses is last year’s WRWC final or Steward in Irl v Eng in this year’s 6N) and will continue to do so. Also, if head/arm/shoulder to head contact warrants a red for its high level of danger etc, why isn’t the tackled player immediately shipped off for a HIA? If he/she isn’t, then it’s not dangerous, surely? You can’t have one without the other in my opinion. So why not bring in a rule that if a high tackle deserves a yellow, the tackled player must also be HIA’d immediately, and if he/she fails the HIA, then the tackler gets an automatic red. If he/she passes, then they’re back on the pitch and the penalised player gets to return as it’s deemed foul play, rather than dangerous play. And if a tackling player gets a certain number of yellow cards for this offence (three?) in a given season, which would show habitually bad play/technique, then he/she can be banned for the same duration as any given red card for the offence. So maybe three matches plus retraining in tackling. In this case, teams don’t lose out to ambiguous calls, players’ welfare is better managed, ambiguous decisions are avoided, consistent infringement is addressed and a game doesn’t risk be tilted in the favour of one team or another for what is often an accident (Steward in the 6Ns) rather than actual dangerous play.

"Never in a position to catch it" he was directly under it what is she talking about?!?

Poor by the ref

Never a red. Attacker falling, defender low and not stepping forwards..... Rough on Ashton.

how many quins players offside once the maul collapses and turns into a ruck at the end. All interfering with the ball carrier and slowing it down. Mitgation for the tackle from Ashton as the players dipping. clear interference on the catch from Brown. Poor refereeing.

Hate how long refs let a maul go on for when they aren’t moving

Lmao did he really say no clear fall on the Ashton card? Bollocks, smith isn’t in a position to physically support his own weight or recover from the fall by the time there is contact.

Wow, Tempo wasting no time on those calls.

Some really questionable decisions from the referee....

But Joe Marker was NOT sent off !

''23 quinns never in a position to catch that'' his hand literally toached the ball you dosey cow

nice

Why were the Leicester players offside from jvps box kick that went about 5m?

Absolutely rubbish decision by referee Tempest to issue a red card when the player was clearly falling and which the disciplinary panel has rightly overturned. Why did the TMO not point this out at the time? Tigers were robbed - and I'm a Bears fan!

Ref ballsed that game up a bit

Back to school, sir.

Nothing for challenge on Brown bad reffing again another game ruined

Does Ashton not want to win some silverware?

So close

Not sure why tigers fans are moaning about the red. He’s upright and it’s straight to the head. Had that been the other way and not given they would be frothing.

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These red cards are a joke…

I Tempest is probably thee worst Ref in the league…..and I say that as a Quins supporter! Another shocker…..

No that was a clear red

Great win for Quins but what was Tempo smoking.A red for Ashton when playing fallin in tackle?seriously?!Also Tempo is looking more and more like a pork pie😅

All these cards and penalty tries are ruining the game

Was actually an excellent decision with brown . The red card for ashton was ridiculous he couldnt dip any more

Rugby is dying its those in charge of making the rules alongside these refs that are responsible. Its getting harder to watch

How is not a card. For taking a man out in the air

One of the worst refereeing performances I’ve ever seen

Ref was poor. Did someone at Tigers insult his mother or something? A penalty try and a yellow is too harsh. Should give the attacking team the choice of either to make it interesting or just decide on one, not both. What happened to free kicks? What used to be free kicks are penalties and penalties have become cards.

what a mess.

What is with the refs nowadays?! They seem intent on ruining the game. It reminds me of the incessant government overreach we have now, the refs make repeated bad decisions and are far too keen to red card players which just ruins the game. At least in England. The Southern Hemisphere refs are a bit more level headed.

Sod this, I’m off to watch a better sport

I thought this was rugby not kiss-ball these so called red cards are ruining games. Very poor performance from the guy with the whistle and his tmo.

Quins fans are so annoying. Just like leinster fans defending barnes after their game oblivious to the ref single handily being their best player.

dead

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