it was a dangerous, late illegal tackle, as evidenced by the fact he knocked him out before he hit the ground. Contact with the head isnt the sole reason for sending someone off.

He was offside. Hampshire pulls the ball out, it also rolls down his back before Charnley picked it up.

No contact with the head? Of course there was. Point of Taylor's shoulder hits the base of the skull. Of course there is also contact all down his neck and top of his back as well as Taylor hit him with the shoulder. If you watch it closely, his head can't go forwards because it's already in contact with another player.

It's not the worst incident in the world, but it is a sending off. It's late, too high and very dangerous (From the blindside of a player who doesn't have the ball). It's also using a banned technique, so it doesn't really matter that it's late or high because you aren't allowed to do it anyway. Cheap shot central...

You are conveniently ignoring the fact that his head collided with his own player.

And you are conveniently ignoring the fact that only happened because Taylor shoulder charged his head into his own player, in a late, blind side, illegal challenge.

I'm not ignoring anything, I'm contesting the claim that it was the shoulder that definitely knocked him out.

doesnt matter. The tackle was dangerous, late, and illegal and Taylor is responsible for the consequences of it.

Incorrect. Hampshire pulls the ball out on the try line, Charnley picks it up behind the try line. He has therefore been placed onside.

No of charges against Wigan players from last night's game - 0

Shhh, it's a conspiracy.

Charnley had been tackled by Swift anyway, so wasnt on his way anywhere.

I'm just watching the game back now and I can't for the life of me figure out why Blake Green was sinbinned. Yet Saints were offside all game and their markers were hardly ever square, but it was Wigan who lost a man for no apparent reason!