![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/england-suffer-miserable-rugby-world-cup-start-with-red-card-after-major-law-change/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_GettyImages-1670281791.jpg&description=Tom Curry was sent off for England during their opening pool match against Argentina on Saturday, having initially been sin-binned before it was upgraded to a red card England suffered their first ever red card in a World Cup after flanker Tom Curry was sent off for a high tackle on Argentina's Juan Cruz Mallia in their opening pool match in Marseille. The incident happened after just two minutes and 59 seconds, with Curry initially shown a yellow card before it was upgraded to a red thanks to a new law. In August, World Rugby confirmed that Foul Play Review Bunker - also known as the Bunker - would be introduced for the tournament in France. The system is designed to aid the flow of the game, allowing officials to make swift decisions with less time spent checking replays while the action is paused. That was exactly with what happened with Curry, but there was controversy after Argentina had their own player sin-binned, but his yellow card stayed the same colour and Santiago Carreras remained on the pitch. There was much debated surrounding the two decisions, with former England scrum-half Matt Dawson declaring on BBC Radio 5 Live: "He [Tom Curry] is like a caged animal. It is a common theme the ill-discipline of England. They get in such a good position and they mean well but the presence of mind and the the split-decision thinking is missing." Curry's red card was also the earliest for any player in men's Rugby World Cup history. England fans were left fuming, with one X user saying: "We might as well pack up and stop playing rugby. No way is that a red card. It's a contact sport. There was no intent from Tom Curry to hurt anyone and it was not reckless." Another added: "Anybody who has played rugby knows that Tom Curry could not have done anything about that. What is he supposed to do? Welcome the player to the ground like some maitre d directing you to your table on the try line? Ridiculous." A third followed-up by saying: "I'm sorry but Tom Curry should never){kind=link}
Tom Curry was sent off for England during their opening pool match against Argentina on Saturday, having initially been sin-binned before his punishment was upgraded to a red card thanks to a new law
England suffered their first-ever red card in a Rugby world Cup after flanker Tom Curry was sent off for a high tackle on Argentina’s Juan Cruz Mallia in their heated opening pool match.
The incident happened after just two minutes and 59 seconds in Marseille, with Curry initially shown a yellow card before it was upgraded to a red thanks to a new law. In August, World Rugby confirmed that Foul Play Review Bunker would be introduced for the tournament in France.
The system is designed to aid the flow of the game, allowing officials to make swift decisions with less time spent checking replays while the action is paused. That was exactly with what happened with Curry, but there was controversy after Argentina had their own player sin-binned, but his yellow card stayed the same colour and Santiago Carreras remarkably remained on the pitch.
There was much debated surrounding the two decisions, with former England scrum-half Matt Dawson declaring on BBC Radio 5 Live: “He [Tom Curry] is like a caged animal. It is a common theme the ill-discipline of England. They get in such a good position and they mean well but the presence of mind and the the split-decision thinking is missing.”