Donal Lenihan: Those running Italian rugby are not helping themselves
FEELING BLUE: Dejected Italian pair Michele Lamaro and Juan Ignacio Brex following their 57-6 defeat to Ireland in Sunday’s Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images
I’ve a neighbour who loves watching rugby on the television but is often confused by the eccentricity of the laws. During my many walks throughout the Covid lockdown, I’d pass his house and he’d be waiting at the gate, looking for clarification on some issue he didn't understand in a game he’d watched.
Many of the queries would force me to pause, think about it for a while, before attempting to offer a plausible explanation as to why the referee had adjudicated in the manner he did. That is the problem with rugby. You could play or be involved in the game all your life yet, every now and then, you’re faced with a situation that forces you to ponder what exactly is the law in this scenario.
