Originally Posted by
WTF11
MT, its not just that examples where the rules aren't being followed are plain to see, it's ALL the time! I say again., the only part of the rule you detailed earlier that appear to be subject to action by the officials, are the removing of the shirt, there are just countless examples of where the remainder of that rule are ignored, and yet there is NO action/sanction on the part of match officials, and the very easily obtained examples I gave of LUFC goal celebration are just a very small drop in a very big ocean thereof.
I'd love to see match officials given due respect (however good or bad they may have been, it's something that levels itself out over a season) but that rule either needs to be equitable applied, or it needs to be scrapped, and replaced with something that makes sense and can be applied by match officials. Better still, get in-game behaviour under control, as rugby has, control of some VERY big, VERY physically domineering individuals by someone of a relatively diminutive stature, simply because players know they will be sanctioned in-match, and their team WILL suffer if they transgress, no rocket science, just a challenge to the commercial powers that be!