This was the best Reds team, commentator Tim Horan said it best when he said the Reds were enjoying their rugby and it definitely showed that season.

🇼🇸💪🏽son of Samoa💪🏽 🇦🇸

If anyones watching this in 2024 we all know that first tackle would've been immediate send off ...rugbys gone soft asf

Damn look at the crowd here compared to now

Listen to Jesus Christ #teachings and #FollowThrough , #Don’t be #caught #off #guard , Have your #wits about you at all #times. Give good #worship to God and be blessed with a #ClearConscience that you put your #comrades #safety, first, before the #game or the #devil

It’s #EffingStupid why would this make any sense to human safety , which is in, any other sport 🥎 The devil is #laughing #out #loud , #because you all #acting so #tough, but #hopeless . #PrideComesBeforeAFall . How very true , but sick as the devils #lies

I’m still no nearer understanding this meaning #SpearTackled

Captain, that’s ruined the game, ref, that tackle could’ve ended his career.

24-june-2023 Crusaders win another super rugby final 👏

Anyone who runs straight at Owen Franks must have a death wish!

lmaooooo

'The Caterpillar..??'... This commentator has never been in a nightclub.

so the punishment for the 5 in deliberately attacking the head of a player was a conversation to "be careful"? but the accidental tackle was a send off? This is one of the reasons this form of rugby is dying in certain areas. I would propose that his action is worse than the player that was sent off as his was deliberate. Yay Rugby..... This sport has been running a "look at us we care for the player" campaign for years to keep participation rates up. This little episode makes no sense whatsoever. Did the player that was "injured miss any games after this" ?

Faut être complètement abrutis pour plaqué comme ça... Quel blaireau ce 22 bleu . 🙄👿 J'espère que le blessé va bien.

5 white could also have been sent off today for the shoulder to the head.

nowdays that'd be a red and 6 weeks with an early plea

Fairbanks is so lucky

Head but should be a red card how in any game.. buyest NZ comentater.. Compare this to Bismarck getting Yello for chest high tackle on Carter..? Sick

Is that commentator Ian Smuth? Cricket Ian Smuth?

Thursday - March 11, 2021.

A brutal display. Taken completely apart in the first half.

das my uncle :D

You wouldn't see George Ford doing that.

Fairly high, but at least he wrapped the arms

Probably both red cards these days

12 should've got a card for a the swinging arm to the face

12 should've got a card for a the swinging arm to the face

Greetings mofos i am the first comment on this video in over 7 years

Best Fly half in England by a mile !!!

One if my favourite players. Has that technique where near enough impossible to tackle

Boomfa. Great game. You could tell the commentators were pumped

Jesus Christ how hard is Franks, that's the moral of this story

100% correct decision!

that's not Robbie that tamanivalu from crusaders

Hes contacted the head (accidently), penalty, sinbin and citing would be fair I think

Anyone know whether this was broadcast in the UK?

One of the only times the team was at full strength that year. If they stayed a team for one more year, they would've won Super Rugby 2012

How did the ref ruin the game? the bloke who did the spear tackle ruined it

What kind of games is that!! Its by hands not feet!!😮

The flip wasn’t perfect and it made it look cooler

Sick celebrations

No red. All in one motion. N the other guys just happened to help in that motion unintentionally knowing it.

Fair red, but I think YC for % white would have been correct as well.

Poommffffttt

Hate seeing head collisions. Especially involuntary movements, like this poor bloke with his hands and glass eyes.

Jeez what's it going to take? Another Max Brito incident? Now dead from the neck down and in a wheelchair rest of his life, before these cheap shot neck high tackles stop or worse death. Fucking idiot!

Marshall is an absolute cock! How can that be a legitimate tackle? Stiff arm? no wrapping of the arms? and questions of too high.

How on earth is the plank in blue arguing about that dangerous shit tackle? Straight red! No questions!

red or yellow I still would've respected him more for apologising rather than protesting.

this is cart yelow