Samoa had two players yellow carded in two minutes during the first half of their opening game of the World Cup against Russia.
Centre Rey Lee-Lo was sent to the sin-bin in the 28th minute for a high tackle on Russia fullback Vasily Artemyev.
Referee Romain Poite initially appeared to believe it should have been a red card for Lee-Lo but was persuaded by the TMO that there were mitigating factors.
28 Yellow Card!
Is Rey Lee-Lo lucky that it is not red? The ball carrier dipping slightly is the big mitigating factor.
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Just two minutes later Artemyev was on the end of another high tackle, this time from Motu Matu'u. Again it was adjudged that Artemyev was dipping down when he was hit by the hooker.
Poite issued a second yellow card and Samoa were reduced to 13 men.
30: Yellow card!
Samoa are down to 13 men for ten minutes after their second yellow card in the space of two minutes.
Correct decision?
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