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Owen Doyle has reignited the debate by arguing that James Ryan’s shoulder-to-the-head clear-out on Malcolm Marx deserved far more than a mitigated three-week ban, blasting World Rugby’s “tackle school” as a loophole that lets elite players return early rather than learn safer technique. As he questions why Springboks received full permanent reds while Ryan benefited from a lighter twenty-minute sanction, the controversy now centers on whether Rugby’s disciplinary system carries an unfair double standard. Let’s watch the video as Doyle breaks down why he believes the punishment makes no sense.