“I've rarely seen a KO like that”: Sam James' latest shock, causing the end of the MHR-Racing 92 match, causes controversy

In the last minute of MHR-Racing 92 this Saturday, December 21 (21-17), a head collision on Sam James causes him to lose consciousness and the ball, causing the end of the match, against a backdrop of controversy.

The kind of image we don't like to see. While Racing was in the 22 meters of the MHR to hope to turn the match around (21-17), the Parisian full-back, Sam James, is cut down by Lenni Nouchi and his head hits Jan Serfontein's arm. The collision causes him to lose consciousness, and the ball. Forward.

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But James's knockout prompted the match's referee, Tual Trainini, to call for video. “It's accidental. To me, it's not foul play. He goes forward behind, end of the match”, explains the man in black. Gaël Fickou, the sky and white captain, tries to understand, to say that James loses the ball because of the KO, the final whistle is blown, Montpellier wins.

“I wonder about this match stoppage”

“I've been playing rugby for a long time and this kind of gesture… He was unconscious, he convulsed. I've rarely seen a KO like that. I let people talk about it”, commented scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec.

“I wonder about this stoppage of the match. He says it was accidental. But all tackles are accidental. Of course there are extenuating circumstances. Afterwards, it would be too easy to blame our defeat on Tual Trainini”, assured Dimitri Szarzewski, the Racingman coach.

The news of the player was reassuring at the end of the match. “He regained consciousness and the doctor was optimistic”, added the former hooker.