Quote: ThePrinter "It's not a carbon copy, however if the HRK player had knocked Burns on his backside with a single punch would he have gotten a red card to Burns' yellow?
Had Garbutt's punch not been so good and Tamou was able to swing back would they have both gotten yellows?'"
According to Stuart Cummings on Twitter after the game - yes! Here is his direct quote
SC: I suppose it's the quality of the punches that counts. Man-to-man confrontation usually ends up a sin bin.