Whether you think its a red or yellow , i liked the way neither barrett or read made a fuss when the red card was issued. If it was soccer there would be 11 players aggressively surrounding the ref

Ref used every letter of the Rugby rule book.. its S.Barrett's poor discipline that costs the ABs.. not the Ref or TMO 🤔

He sent off Sonny Bill Williams against the Lions for the same reason. Good to see a ref with balls

I’m a South African Englishman and for some reason Barret as good of a player he is, and even though he makes some dangerous plays. He doesn’t complain or moan to the ref and is respectful

If it’s not a red card, then what is Rugby saying to the children that’s starting out on Rugby ? That’s it’s ok to go for the head? What a great decision made by the ref! A correct decision, no doubt

With all the concern about head trauma, if you deliberately stick your elbow into a players face with not intention of tackling him, you should not be playing this sport. Sad to see a red, but it is the correct decision.

Look Barrett's reaction after the referee's whistle (0:08 at 0:12). He is aware of having made a big mistake!

You can hear Scott yell 'shoulder charge' as soon as the whistle blew. He knew straight away he was gone.

They know the rules. You break em. You’re off.

Even though he’s obviously frustrated about not being able to deal with the Aussie forwards there is still no excuse for this blatant dangerous play. Good call by ref

Love to see a ref who realises that the same rules apply to the ABs as everyone else. The shock from the commentary team is hilarious. It wasn't a "massive call" it was a really easy call.

I love the ABs and I love the Baretts. You HAVE to respect the head and neck of a rugby player at all times.

Good to see the ref picked this up. This is not needed in rugby.

The first angle tells all, and I've only just noticed it. The exasperated head shake, and the wheel around and walk back to the in- goal by the dog-shotter, tells me that he did it intentionally, and thought that he would get away with the grub act. He reacted immediately upon regaining his feet, the ref. had hardly blown the whistle. Great refereeing, sir.

Deliberate or not, once you follow the ruling process it clearly becomes a red. As an AB fan I can admit that whether he got sent or not the outcome wouldn't have changed. Maybe the score, marginally, but that's it, Wobs still would've won.

I want to know why Hooper didn't get a HIA since its protocol after a high shot like that

great ref. Looked like it was intentional but the Barret knew he was off the second the ref blew his whistle. Think he didn’t expect him to hit his head or neck, that’s why he accepted the red card great.

People arguing it's not a red card. If this isn't a red card, what is? A straight red is always gonna seem like a rough call because its pretty much deciding the game on the spot. Ref summed it up perfectly though, no attempt to use arms, used his shoulder/elbow to make direct contact with head/neck with force. Id say there goes Barrett's world cup too.

Jerome Garces must be close to being in the to two revs in the world....

No attempt to wrap the arm, direct contact to the head, absolutely the right call!

How can anyone complain about that decision? It's a very clear red card.

Could have been any other player from any other team it was just the wrong thing to do and you will get punished and feel Refs should be stricter on tackles around the neckline to many players getting away with it

Correct decision - really dangerous play. The ABs need to eradicate their bad habits. Anyone remember SBW’s shoulder charge on Lions’ Watson?

NZ players suddenly picking up reds in crucial games. This was deliberate and reckless. Great reffing and hopefully a deterrent.

Attitude sportive à montrer dans toutes les écoles de foot. Fair attitude to show in every soccer scools

It had to be red and I think the player knew it was coming.

This was sloppy, but I’ve watched Barrett all season. Not like him to be malicious wasn’t enough time to be definitely malicious.

I'm a bok supporter ,with love for the Allblacks...split second dumb decision by Barrett....kudos to the ref....but even if he wasn't sent off I don't think there was a team in the world who could have beaten Australia on Saturday night,they were simply possessed by demons....a losing streak can do that to you

Always looks worse when you slow it down and go in on a close up. Wasn’t much force when you see it in real time. But.. that’s the rules. Just hope a decision like this doesn’t spoil a big World Cup game.

dose any1 have the link to the new foxtel camera angle

Silly bunter Scott...........you don't do that..........fair cop with that one..........lucky and good that Hooper wasn't badly injured.

Brilliant spot. At club level players get away with this all the time. its only right that at the highest level players are expected to play within the strict rules of the game.

This happened 5-6 times in the eng vs Wales match, and There were about 8 neck rolls in this match that went un-penalised. I wish refs would find more consistency before the RWC

It's good to see World Rugby cracking down on this. If Hooper had been knocked out or injured long term, it'd be devastating for Australia. Bit of a brain snap

What really killed Barrett was tucking his arm in and leading with the shoulder. If he uses his right arm to wrap around Hooper he doesn’t get a red. Intent does not come into it, World Rugby is intent on stopping contact above the shoulders and shoulder charging, players have got to adapt or take the consequences. It’s no good fans and coaches crying about it.

The furtive glances towards the ref. The ground stare. The head shake. The about face and immediate retreat. The mannerisms of guilt.

The referee didn’t crumble as on what the TV replay showed it had to be a red card.

Rules are rules

yeap its unintended bad intention ... good job ref .... need this for all Springbok-AB games

The way the games going there's the potential to be a red card at every ruck and maul.

OK today's Wales v England game...the jumping head high tackle from Biggar on Otoje...should that have been a red card? If Yes...my point about inconsistent refereeing holds...if No, why the h++= not

Just the right decision, nothing else to say really... Garces is one of the top 3 refs in the world

That looked more like an elbow/upper arm to the head.

He did deserve it...but what about the one on alb? Can't the players complain to the ref? How did none of the officials saw it?

But at the same time I hope all players saw this cz an incident like this in the world cup play off's can really cause the end of a teams world cup hopes

Oh well,a springbok player got a card for tackling Dan Carter. Bakkie got 6 weeks for a clean-out that was deemed perfect by its recipient. You do the math.

Jerome Garcès never fears to take strong decisions when there are dangerous actions, and most of the time he's always right. You can't really blame him. It's up to the players to respect the rules regarding charges and neck/head area.

Neutral USA fan here I think it's a bullshit call, everything looks worse in slow motion. A red should only be for something totally obvious and should not require the use of a TMO. In no way does that action warrant New Zealand being shorthanded for an entire half. Yellow would have been appropriate.

Terrible decision as the player was going down. Yellow at worst

New zealand are so used to getting away with these - good to see a ref taking action.

He was practicing this move for the 2023 RWC?

There is no debate. Clear red card. The rules are crystal clear.

I was the only Aussie supporter sitting on a pub in Nelson, surrounded by Kiwis when this happened. The silence by the crowd was brilliant. I even stated 'thats a red card's to chick several AB supporters turned and gave me the stink eye. Yet, you simply cannot defend illdiscipline such as Barrett. How he gets selected is beyond me. Must be the name alone.

Why not let play continue?

The referee made the right call.

Correct.

I think it should be a yellow because michichel hooper went in to his shoulder and he is a holly wood person of that groan

It is tough, but with all do respect to Barrett and the fact that there was one mitigating factoe because of Michael Hooper's low body height, he could've taken Hooper ball-and-all or at least not lead with the shoulder/forearm to Hooper's head. In my opinion it was a deserved send off.

some issues here, letter of the law you can easily argue that its a red card. but.. initial contact was not to the head it was to the upper back then slid over the neck and head, the main reason why Hooper was unhurt and didn't even need a HIA, HIA wasn't even requested from the sideline. There is an initial tackler involved which changed the angle of hooper before contact. replays from Scotts left show Scott did actually attempt to wrap his left arm. This all happened well less than three feet off the ground. Barrett got so low his Knee was on the ground. Contacts like this or worse happen more often than they should and they very rarely result in even a penalty. The main factor is a ball carrier going so low and leading with his head where the defender doesn't have access to make contact with the ball, chest, legs or hips. The first point of contact is going to be the head, neck or shoulders. If Rugby is going to get serious about reducing head injuries the next rules have to be on ball carriers. If a ball carrier does not reasonably allow a tackler to make safe contact with the ball, chest hips or legs then the chance of a dangerous contact skyrockets and you have to say that the blaime for dangerous contact becomes less the fault of the defender and more in the ball carriers hands. The majority of unsafe contact now happens either in situations like this where a ball carrier is leading with the head close to the ground making it hard for a defender to make a safe tackle or where a tackler gets their head in the wrong position when attempting to make a tackle.

2 yellow card offences in the same action means red card

Clear red - well done the referee

It's not a 'massive call' it's a correct call. I can't stand how arrogant the ABs are.

Jerome is legendary he is the one ref who ban the ABs

Rugby is getting soft, I understand the need for safety but when the attacking player is so low down it’s mitigating. If a player is stood up and get hit high then a red card should be shown but not when they duck, slip or dive forwards

Looking at the incident, I think it would have been difficult to spread the arms to make a tackle in the confines of the maul, also Barratt was only a few metres away and would not have time to get to a full speed. It was clear it was a shoulder charge ,but maybe should have recieved only a minor penalty , maybe yellow card? It certainly benefited the Wallabies, the ref was doing his job, but it was tough.

If you make a no arms tackle with direct shoulder or elbow contact to the head and no mitigation, expect to be red carded. It doesn't matter which country you're playing for or if the referee is having a good day or a bad day, it's just how rugby is now

aimed at his head, off you go.

If you compare this shoulder charge to some games in rugby league and the shoulder charges they did...this is not as bad...maybe should've been given a yellow card...I would think a shoulder charge more looking like the games in rugby league would be more of a red card...?

Optus Stadium is a cursed ground for the Barrett's🤣🤣 first Scott and then Jordie barrett in Bledisloe 3🤦🏽‍♂️ - All Blacks fan

I can see this as a Red Card. But earlier in the match the ABs scored and a shoulder charge was made to the kicker but because ABs scored the refs didn't bother to notice or check it. Same story...direct force to shoulder, neck, face and intentional as the ref described this incident. At least deserved a yellow for that offence aswell

Stuff up by Barrett. Did not look good - wasn't good. According to the rules, it was a red card offence, so no problems with it. (NZ supporter by the way.) ABs were struggling even so and probably would not have won. Barrett looked as guilty as hell when he walked away, didn't he? I better make this clear that I meant when he walked away from the ruck, to clear up any confusion. Check it out between seven and ten seconds. As soon as the ref makes the signal for the tmo he knew he was in trouble.

We don't need refs like this in the RWC, the same guy also denied the ABs a Lions series win. Barret was clumsy not malicious, a big man getting down to block a smaller man driving low and hard. Red cards should only be handed out for malicious intent that is dangerous.

He needs a big ban. No excuse. Deliberate attempt to injure a defenseless player.

Definite red! Force to the back of the head no intention of tackling him or wrapping his arms

Quiero destacar que este deporte, como siempre, cuando el arbitro toma una decision, nadie le discute, ni se le va encima. En este caso puntual, vio lo que nadie pudo ver, salvo el desde su angulo y posicion. Y esta a las claras que fue una determinacion muy acertada. Se trata de cuidar la integridad fisica de los jugadores. Lo que hizo Barrett va en contra de esa premisa. Bien sancionado y muy bien el referee en detener el avance Australiano, cerca del ingoal de los de negro, para aplicar la sancion.

yes should be a card, but how were there no cards for a neck roll on ALB by james o'connor just before nic whites try, and a late shoulder charge on goodhue by kurtley beale. for the AB's first try. there were no arms, deliberately led with the shoulder, beale should have been yellow carded. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6pgptem07zMZ2w.html at 1:01 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6pgptem07zMZ2w.html at 3:05. Should be a red card.

Instead of trying to drive him back he should just flopped on him and drive him down. Sillyness.

A bit clumsy by Scott. With the fast dynamics of the game, it's hard to be accurate with the many direction changes. Unfortunate for him. Looked worse than it actually was. But technically correct.

Barrett knocked hoopers eyes even more closer together

You can see when he blows up Barett basically knows he's fucked up.

Got 3 weeks... New Zealand journalists : any comments?

definitely a correct decision. looked a bit premeditated to me too. dirty play

Rodda didn’t need to be there lol..

Haha Australia get their 3rd sniff in 17 years at the bledisloe and people are blowing smoke up their arse like they are true contenders. Win next week and then brag about it, until then dust the cobwebs out of the empty cabinet just in case.

Most rugby fans on here aren’t giving players like Hooper enough credit for their preparation and intellect. Today’s players, especially captains don’t get paid handsomely to sit around doing nothing between matches. Captains and coaches spend hours upon hours of video analysis on the opposition to find the slightest vulnerability in the opp to exploit. Hooper def knew this about Barret so decided to plant the seed in the refs head earlier in the game. When the opportunity arose, Hooper made sure he didn’t miss it by placing his body in just the right position and angling low towards Barrett’s shoulder and yes, right in front of the ref. Barret fell for it hook, line and sinker. Red card?? Possibly...... but Hooper got what he was playing for in that pick and go.

If it’s the head it’s a red

No malice but red.

It's barretts responsibility to aim his contact shoulder below the neck, regardless of what the attacking player is doing. Clear shot to the back of the neck. Excellent refereeing red card 100.

Slowly but surely this type of tackle is being eradicated from the game - coaches are developing better techniques to ensure younger players learn to tackle legally.

ABs got taste of it own medicine on weekend... good on Aussie and bring it to Eden this weekend that game mate it long time my mate lol...

Union has become soft...oh for the days of old.

I play here in France and the refs here are the worse in the world,dramatic always with the home team,loves to blow the Whistle and take control of the game instead of letting the players play and make it a free flow game ,disshing out yellow and yellow cards for small reasons.....it’s normal when pick you pick and go to use your shoulder to tackle otherwise you can’t stop the ball carrier,it was accidental to the head and should’ve been just a yellow not red,,they totally don’t understand the spirit of the game here

The red was justified. The real story is that even before that incident, the Wallabies were tearing the ABs new ar$eholes. We have issues, dominated at the tackle, starved of possesion, defensive frailty, kicking what little possession we did have, often aimlessly, away, the ongoing musical midfield conundrum, a missing two 3rds of our supposed worldclass back 3... Yeah man, we have issues.

I know he got carded for a good reason but I don’t think he meant to do it on purpose

Not even a penalty. Barrett’s shoulder hit Hooper’s back, not his neck. Totally accidental as well. Absolutely pathetic. We would have lost the game anyway though, Shag needs to stop putting so much faith into his old boys.

What about when the all blacks player pushed the wallabies player head into the grass

There's nothing in it back in the day hooper would have got a card

Yeah, even as a Kiwi I can't disagree with the call - especially since they had specifically tightened down on these rules this year. Players are going to have to be ultra-careful how they engage. No complaints from me. If it had been any other year it would probably have just been a yellow or penalty, but it is what it is.

A yellow card should be but never a red card in any rugby tests.

It’s this sort of ‘physicality’ that has won the All Blacks a lot of big games in the past. Good to see them finally - finally - being treated just like everyone else in recent years.