Taniela Tupou escapes red card for brutal no arms tackle

Reds tighthead prop Taniela Tupou has been cited for this dangerous tackle against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Tupou will face a disciplinary hearing to determine how his next few weeks will look. The Reds lost the game 25-19. The 21-year-old, affectionately known as 'Tongan Thor', escaped a red card according to former Springbok coach Nick Mallett, who watched on in dismay and shared his thoughts from the Supersport studio. "I do not know how this foul went unpunished. It was impossible for all four (referee, two assistant referees and the TMO) to miss it," he said. His views were…