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red card

noun

  1. Soccer. a red card shown by the referee to a player being sent off the field for a flagrant violation.


red card

noun

  1. a card of a red colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been sent off
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to send off (a player)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Show Racism the Red Card also called out viral social media posts linking Asian players to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

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Australia centre Samu Kerevi was shown an early second half 20-minute red card for a high dangerous tackle on Jac Morgan.

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For a second week running, Wales failed to take advantage of their extra man as Faessler grabbed his second try before Kerevi's 20-minute red card was confirmed.

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Scotland feel they were the victim of a harsh red card against Scott Cummings in the Test with the Springboks last week, but they were lucky here on a couple of occasions.

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Yes, the visitors were the victims of a ludicrous red card call at the end of the opening half, but Scotland can write you a book on bad calls, if you wish.

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