![]() "There was no intent - he was protecting himself - what a joke. ![]() World Cup winner Jason Robinson described the decision as "absolutely ridiculous", adding: "That was a yellow card at best."Įngland centre Jonathan Joseph said it was an "absolute shambles", while former wing Ugo Monye described it as a "bad call" because the clash was "a rugby incident".Įx-England captain Will Carling said: "Steward had a split second to react - after a knock-on - to a man running at him. "He is stepping and slowing and turning to get out of the contact area, and has been punished by being sent off. "I can't disagree with how the contact is a red, but it is the context of how it went to that contact," he said on BBC Radio 5 Live. Speaking on Saturday, former England scrum-half Matt Dawson argued that Steward did "his utmost to avoid contact". 'Ridiculous' and 'a shambles' - how rugby reacted Steward denied that he had committed an act of foul play worthy of a red card as described in Law 9.11 and the committee agreed, even though they felt he had been "reckless in his actions and in his upright positioning". Steward was sent off for breaching Law 9.13, which refers to dangerous tackling "above the line of the shoulders", but the committee amended the law that was breached to Law 9.11, which refers to reckless tackling "leading with the elbow or forearm". Ireland were leading 10-6 when Steward was sent off and went on to win 29-16 in Dublin to secure a fourth Grand Slam title. However, the committee also "acknowledged that match officials are required to make decisions under pressure and in the heat of a live match environment". Unacceptable to spoil good games with poor red cards - Dawson.Six Nations: Steward's red card against Ireland called 'an utter farce'. ![]() ![]() The committee deemed that referee Jaco Peyper should have shown Steward a yellow card rather than a red, and therefore been sin-binned, saying that one of the mitigating factors was "the late change in the dynamics and positioning of the opposing player". Ireland made a loose, forward pass which hit the ground before being gathered by Keenan, with the ball bouncing a split second before Steward and Keenan collided. Edward Stewart Mainwaring (23 April 1941 9 January 2016), known as Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, was an English radio broadcaster and TV presenter. The committee found there were "sufficient mitigating factors" for the collision and ruled that Steward is free to play again immediately. Posting efficient numbers against some of the best players in the nation, Steward also averaged 24.1 points and shot 41 percent from three-point range in the summer of 2019 for Team MeanStreets on the Nike EYBL circuit.An independent disciplinary committee reviewed all available evidence and heard from Steward via video link. He joined Scheyer and Okafor, along with former Duke players Jabari Parker and Sean Dockery, on that player of the year list. 23 player overall in ESPN’s top 100 rankings for the class of 2020.Īlways in “attack mode,” Steward averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds in his senior year for the Dolphins en route to being named the Illinois Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun Times. “I just move positively, always smiling and just having a positive attitude about everything.”Īnd he has the game to match the grin as a five-star prospect that was ranked as the No. “I’m pretty sure it never leaves my face, no matter what,” he said of his smile. Even in a year filled with gloom and uncertainty because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Steward finds reasons to lighten the mood.
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