Whelan could have easily broken Richards' leg not long after that
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Whelan could have easily broken Richards' leg not long after that
The thick Irish team go out to kick and elbow Wales off the park and now they complain. Oh the irony!!
I don't see it that way. It is a while ago but I'm pretty sure that the Shawcross "tackle" was intentional.
Whilst he may not have wished the outcome on the lad, he intended to hurt as that is how Stoke (at that time anyway) played their football. Ironically similar to the way Ireland set up against us.
he mistimed a 50/50 tackle, it happens all the time and often is a booking and nothing more