Stuart Hogg miraculously gets away with cheating with blatant yellow card offence
It was only a matter of minutes into Scotland’s Test with Wales on Saturday when a refereeing decision was again at the centre of attention.
On this occasion it was captain Stuart Hogg who avoided punishment after what many online feel was a deliberate knock on. It came after Wales made a break from their 22 and scrum-half Tomos Williams tried to offload the ball to his winger Alex Cuthbert. However, Hogg intercepted by leathering the ball forward. Referee Nic Berry gave a penalty to Wales as an offside player picked up the ball, however, the officiating team did not think that it was a deliberate knock on. While it was highly unlikely Wales would have scored from there, it surely would have, and maybe should have, been a yellow card.
Take a look and decide for yourself:
https://twitter.com/BBCScrumV/status/1492504084468875271?s=20&t=o9L8nWLWDl-2N9mxVOTjsA
Poor refereeing there in #WALvSCO
Everyone watching except apparently the ref could see that was a yellow card offence by Stuart Hogg.— Shaun Richards (@notayesmansecon) February 12, 2022
Stuart Hogg getting away with another deliberate knock on…
— Tom Marron (@Marron_93) February 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/Vaughan_Wms/status/1492504056828502018?s=20&t=o9L8nWLWDl-2N9mxVOTjsA
A Stuart Hogg, sly smile…. He got away with that
— Samantha (@Miss_Rosso) February 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/wookiewelshman/status/1492503969016524801?s=20&t=o9L8nWLWDl-2N9mxVOTjsA
Wales 23
15. Liam Williams (Scarlets – 75 caps)
14. Alex Cuthbert (Ospreys – 48 caps)
13. Owen Watkin (Ospreys – 27 caps)
12. Nick Tompkins (Saracens – 17 caps)
11. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby – 13 caps)
10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints – 96 caps), captain
9. Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 30 caps)
1. Wyn Jones (Scarlets – 39 caps)
2. Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 24 caps)
3. Tomas Francis (Ospreys – 61 caps)
4. Will Rowlands (Dragons – 14 caps)
5. Adam Beard (Ospreys – 30 caps), vice-captain
6. Taine Basham (Dragons – 8 caps)
7. Jac Morgan (Ospreys – uncapped)
8. Ross Moriarty (Dragons – 50 caps)
Replacements
16. Dewi Lake (Ospreys – 1 cap)
17. Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 6 caps)
18. Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Rugby – 35 caps)
19. Seb Davies (Cardiff Rugby – 13 caps)
20. Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 35 caps)
21. Gareth Davies (Scarlets – 66 caps)
22. Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears – 14 caps)
23. Jonathan Davies (Scarlets – 93 caps)
Scotland 23
15. Stuart Hogg – Exeter Chiefs – (Captain) – 89 caps
14. Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby – 23 caps
13. Chris Harris – Gloucester Rugby – 32 caps
12. Sione Tuipulotu – Glasgow Warriors – 2 caps
11. Duhan van der Merwe – Worcester Warriors – 14 caps
10. Finn Russell – Racing 92 – (Vice-Captain) – 59 caps
9. Ali Price – Glasgow Warriors – 47 caps
1. Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby – 5 caps
2. Stuart McInally – Edinburgh Rugby – 44 caps
3. WP Nel – Edinburgh Rugby – 44 caps
4. Jonny Gray – Exeter Chiefs – 65 caps
5. Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby – (Vice-Captain) – 49 caps
6. Sam Skinner – Exeter Chiefs – 16 caps
7. Hamish Watson – Edinburgh Rugby – 46 caps
8. Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors – 18 caps
Replacements
16. George Turner – Glasgow Warriors – 21 caps
17. Rory Sutherland – Worcester Warriors – 17 caps
18. Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors – 43 caps
19. Magnus Bradbury – Edinburgh Rugby – 15 caps
20. Rory Darge – Glasgow Warriors – Uncapped
21. Ben White – London Irish – 1 cap
22. Blair Kinghorn – Edinburgh Rugby – 28 caps
23. Cameron Redpath – Bath Rugby – 1 cap
