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Scott Quinnell and Will Greenwood discuss an area of inconsistent officiating

Scott Quinnell and Will Greenwood discuss the inconsistent punishments being handed out for high tackles.

One of the talking points of Sunday afternoon's match between Wasps and Connacht was the yellow card delivered to Kurtley Beale. 

After six minutes the Australian scored his first try for his club. However, shortly after he found himself sent to the sidelines for 10 minutes of enforced rest. 

Beale's tackle on Connacht winger Niyi Adeolukun caused referee Alexandre Ruiz to bring out his card and during the sin-bin period Wasps conceded a try as Kieran Marmion exploited the extra space on the field. 

Pitch side after the game Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell discussed the question of consistency when it comes to the tackle area.

The two looked at another incident that occurred over at the Stade Félix Mayol - in this case Toulon's Ma'a Nonu tackling Scarlets' Liam Williams - despite a similar action the sanction from the referee was different. 

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Click on the video to watch Greenwood's and Quinnell's discussion. 

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