Yea I dunno man . It was early in the game . I know when I used to play , I definitely lied all over the ruck and would pin thier shoulders / move my hips to hold them down , whilst looking at the ref , to see how much I could take the piss early on .
And the thing about that sin bin , is the ref didn’t warn anyone . From my experience playing the game , even at at a couple levels lower , you took the piss until you got that ,” do that again and you’re in the bin “ .
There was zero communication from the ref . That’s kind of a golden rule when you’re on the field . Which is why I thought his send off was pretty harsh .
Even api and Luai were arguing the same point . It’s too this , I scratch my head , as since the game has been played that push and pull with the ref re. Gamesmanship , has always been there . I’m not saying Luai wasn’t in the wrong , just that I’m almost certain he was playing to ref . Which every single coach to ever coach has coached thier players to do .
I dunno .. I get where Sutton was coming from , but he never communicated “final warning” . Which is pretty shit IMO.