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Watch: Former Ireland centre red carded after flip tackle
By Online Editors
Former Ireland centre Stuart Olding left his new side Brive with 14 men just 12 minutes into the match after he was sent off for a poorly timed tackle against Soyaux Angoulême.
Olding was shown a straight red card with no deliberation from the TMO for the challenge on his opposite Guillaume Laforgue.
Olding lifted Laforgue above horizontal and he appeared to land on his head.
The incident was one of many to take place in the match, with Olding's Brive also losing Fijian winger Sevanaia Galala to a red card in the 77th minute, while Soyaux Angoulême lost hooker Mehdi Boundjema to a red card and lock Pierre Maurens to a yellow at different stages of the contest.
Brive eventually won the clash 31-18 despite finishing with 13 men, scoring three tries and kicking for penalties through fullback Thomas Laranjeira.
The win places Brive, who were relegated from the Top 14 last season, into second on the Pro D2 table. The loss saw Angoulême slip to seventh.
The three players shown red cards are all likely faced with suspension.
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Anyway. I rate Barrett, and I’m one of those who think no one else but him and Mo’unga should have ever dressed the ABs’ 10 jersey as long as both are still active, but he wasn’t a 9.5. Barrett is the best game controller of all contemporary ABs’ first fives. Kiwi fans are obsessed with ball running 10s and many don’t realize, that there are other boxes a “first five” needs to tick, than instinctive genius attacking rugby. The DMac lovers don’t seem to notice, that his poor tactical decisions costed ABs some games this year, granting tries to both Pumas and Springboks. As for BB, just review the miniseries against England earlier this year. In one of the games, Barrett came on the field, and literally turned the tables by putting immense pressure on the English through clever kicking. It’s not sexy, but it wins games and championships. Ask Handré Pollard, who started his international career as a ball running 10/12, and then turned himself into a game controller.
Anyway x2. 10 is a perfect performance, that couldn’t have been better. 10 is Dusautoir in the 2011 RWC finals. Barrett wasn’t next door to a performance, that couldn’t have been better as much as I rate him.
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At least the line-out is getting better. A good tour but a soft finish in H2 in this game I think
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