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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Dylan Terry

World Rugby’s 20-minute red card plans could lead to increase in aggression, warns former referee

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Former Rugby Union referee Nigel Owens has criticised proposals which would see 20-minute red cards become a new rule in the sport.

The idea, which is being trialled by Super Rugby and considered by World Rugby, would mean that a player who is sent off can be replaced 20 minutes later by a substitute.

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