Permanent substitutions are substitutions that may not be reversed. A player who is taken out of the game via a permanent substitution may not return to the game. A "blood substitution" refers to a substitution that occurs because a player has received an injury that requires them to go to the blood bin.
Blood substitutions are found in both rugby union and rugby league, although the two competitions have different rules regarding the use of blood substitutions.
In rugby union, there are 15 players on the field at once. They may be replaced by none, some, or all of the eight replacement players. Blood substitutions in rugby union are temporary and will be undone when the injured player is able to get back on the field. If this takes longer than 15 minutes, however, the substitution automatically becomes permanent. Substitutions in rugby union can also be intentional. These substitutions are permanent and the player who is substituted out may not return to the game.
Rugby league allows only 13 players to be on the field at one time. Before the match, each team must designate four replacement players. A maximum of 12 interchanges are allowed between these 17 total players.
Mike Gibson came on to replace him. During the Five Nations tournament the following year, the Scottish scrum half took a bad injury to his ankle. His substitution was the first occurrence in an international match in Europe.
At this point, only substitutions for injury were allowed. Tactical replacements, as in soccer, were not part of rugby. However, it was clear that coaches were encouraging players to feign injury to allow a tactical substitution.
So, the rugby authorities gave in to the inevitable. In , they sanctioned three tactical substitutions per match.
Players who are bleeding are not allowed to take part in play. Unless the backroom team can patch them up quickly on the field, the referee will order a blood substitution. The physio and medical staff have fifteen minutes to stop the blood from flowing and let the patched-up player return to the field of play.
Once fifteen minutes have passed, the substitution becomes permanent and the player cannot return. The rules governing suspected concussions are similar. Players must leave the field to undergo an assessment by medical staff. In normal circumstances, the substituted player cannot return to the field.
However, there are exceptions for front-row players. Their replacements are expected to play out the rest of the match. If a replacement front row is injured, then the starting front row will come back on as a replacement.
Having to haul themselves back onto the pitch is like getting a green salad instead! You may be wondering what happens if the starting prop comes on and gets injured? The answer is uncontested scrums. I mentioned that during the period when only injury substitutions were allowed, coaches engaged in skullduggery by making their players feign injuries. Tactical injuries were brought into the sport in to eliminate this form of cheating. The thing about basic injuries is that they are easy to fake.
But faking a blood injury is a different matter. A decent club would provide a handy blood capsule to the patsy…err…I mean player. In none other than a quarter-final in the elite European competition, known then as the Heineken Cup.
In , Irish province Leinster traveled to the Harlequins home ground for the quarter-final of the European Championship. The match was a tight affair, with the score at with five minutes to go. Harlequins had scored an unconverted try, while Leinster had kicked two penalties to take the narrowest of leads. Harlequins would have prayed for a late penalty, but you can tell from the scoreline that the Leinster defense was not coughing up infringements.
The best chance for Quins was a drop goal. But Quins had a massive problem. Their starting fly half, Nick Evans, was carrying an injury when he started the game. I was watching the match on television and assumed that the replacement fly half came on as an injury substitution.
I mean, I watched Evans grimace with discomfort as he hobbled off the pitch. But that was the start of the skullduggery. Monday — Sunday, November 8th — 14th. See a sample. Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers. Subscribe Now. Sign up. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. Teams can make five tactical substitutions Fri, Oct 11, , Johnny Watterson.
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