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Are deliberate knock-ons treated too harshly?

CHRISTY DORAN

WE CALL players freaks of nature regularly. From Rieko Ioane to Cheslin Kolbe, Louis Rees-Zammit to Damian Penaud, grounding the ball is a modern art form. But when it comes to intercepts, no, no, catching the ball with one hand is suddenly a leap too far.

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