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Applied since the start of the fall tour of the XV of France, the 20-minute red card has still not been used during the Blues' matches. The referee who will officiate this evening at the Stade de France-Argentine could well use it…
Luke Pearce will return to France. On Wednesday, on his social networks, the English referee proudly announced that his “next stop” would be in Paris to referee the match between France and Argentina, this Friday evening at the Stade de France, almost a year later having participated in the Rugby World Cup.
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Last month, the 37-year-old official, who was the one on the whistle during the match between Wales and France on March 10 during the 6 Nations Tournament (24-45), was the guest of the podcast The Rugby Paper. He notably mentioned the 20-minute red card, a proposal to which the French authorities are opposed. “I don't think there are many incidents where we should give a straight red card,” said Luke Pearce.
“If this 20-minute red card is introduced, we as referees always wanted to have up our sleeve the option to get rid of someone directly if we think it's harsh, deliberate, really dangerous, so we can still do it,” he reassured. “Yes, a referee can still give a straight red card. Will we see many of those? I'm not so sure,” said the Wales native.
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