Red Card stupid way to decide Finals

 A red card is a stupid way to decide a final. We would have liked to beat the Lions with their full squad on the field -->that way, they have no excuses. That is how real men play rugby. 

I would dare suggest, in the future to do away with red cards. Instead keep the player on the field and have the victim do to them what was done to the victim.

In the case of SBW against the British Lions, you would have the English/Lions wing shoulder him in the face and then play carries on. In that way, we the paying public are not deprived of a proper spectacle.

I will give the Crusaders their due, they earned it, and got the trophy.

Well played indeed, just a pity about that red card, but we will never know what could have happened, had that incident never happened.

But this statement here below is total bollocks, and smacks of arrogance.

nah, the lions were never going to win this final,... unless a massive help from the ref,......

What a crock.....

The Lions were well in this game despite being a man down for half the game.  Your attitude of just automatically showing up and getting the win is ludicrous.

Same as this statement here

Smith was reckless and it was very very dangerous,...

Yes, he should have, could have, contested the ball, which would have probably null and voided the entire incident.

He didn't.... he almost froze and put his hands up, stupid yeah, but reckless or deliberate?

He did not manually tip - play or handle Havili in the air

He did not run through Havili, causing him to tip or spin the player over in the air, he stopped almost dead in his tracks.

If anything, Havili's forward inertia is what propelled him to flip over by the mistake that Smith made in not contesting the ball.

It never once looked malicious or had any bad intent behind it, to cause any injury.

It could have, very seriously injured Havili, and due to that, Smith gets a red, as per the rules.

I still say, well done Crusaders, it was a bloody hard game.

Let's at least give a fair assessment on the player who "changed" the game by getting a red, and the Lion's chances of getting that trophy.