Basham's Dismissal Has Ryan Baffled
The Rugby Paper|December 8 2019
DIRECTOR of rugby Dean Ryan was baffled by the decision to send off Taine Basham in Dragons’ defeat at Worcester Warriors.
Geoff Berkeley
Basham's Dismissal Has Ryan Baffled

No.8 Basham was dismissed by referee Marius Mitrea for a tip-tackle on replacement back Gareth Simpson on 18 minutes.

But without access to a Television Match Official at Sixways, Ryan felt Mitrea should not have given Basham his marching orders.

“It wasn’t a red card,” Ryan said. “It was a rugby incident that can be dealt with by a penalty or at worse a yellow card.

“He kept saying he has not got a TMO so why is he jumping to give a red when he hasn’t got a TMO to confirm?

“It was nowhere near a full tip and with no TMO to reinforce that I just don’t understand it.”

However Ryan was “proud” of the reaction of his players as Luke Baldwin struck late to secure a losing bonus point that keeps Dragons top of Pool 1.

“That’s an incredible shift for effectively 70 minutes,” Ryan said.

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