Teryl @ Work

The concept of the fruit of the poisoned tree is one of those philosophical debates that has always fascinated me.   So when I see a situation like Saturday morning's New Zealand vs South Africa rugby international, it brings the concept right into focus for me.   Bismarck was given a yellow card in the first half, which, according to experts, as well as the IRB, was not valid.   Early in the second half, he was given another yellow, and this is where the problem lies.  Those two yellows created a red, which meant that he was off for the rest of the game. But even more interesting is that they are deciding whether or not to hold a red card hearing.  (Please forgive me if my terminology is not strictly correct).   The point being that he got a second yellow card, even though the first one was invalid, and therefore, valid or not, the rules are the rules.   Of course, there is a view that, right or wrong, he had the first yellow c...