Six Nations begins in chaos as fans say 'never seen this before' after France star is sent off for 'brainless' act
THE Six Nations received off to the worst attainable start for France after Paul Willemse was sent off following two yellow cards.
The Frenchman found himself in the& sin bin& inside the first ten minutes& following a head collision with Andrew Porter.
Referee Karl Dickson and match official Ben Whitehouse determined that the incident met the yellow card threshold and sent it to the TMO bunker for a longer assessment.
Inside the permitted eight minutes, the foul play official ruled that the incident was undeserving of an upgrade, and Willemse returned.
But remarkably, simply ten minutes later, the lock was in hassle once more.
With the holders Eire leading 17-3, Willemse forcefully hit Caelan Doris in the 32nd minute method too high for the referee's liking.
The second shoulder to the top of the half introduced a second yellow, and Willemse his marching orders.
Willemse led together with his shoulder for both tackles and didn't wrap his arms – something that might be thought-about a straight purple itself.
But the incident galvanised the Les Bleus as they hit back with a attempt by means of Damian Penaud just before halftime.
Ireland went into half-time with a 17-10 lead after dealing nicely with the intimidating environment in Marseille.
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Supporters took to social media to ridicule the reckless mistake.
One fan wrote: "I don't assume I've ever seen somebody get sent off for 2 yellow playing cards before."
Another stated: "That was utterly brainless."
France are already without the world's greatest player Antonie Dupont, following his determination to choose out of the Six Nations.
The French captain is taking a break from the XVs recreation to concentrate on Sevens and competing within the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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