Wellington — Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd thought opposing lock Iain Henderson’s tackle on Jordie Barrett deserved an "orange" card, while his British and Irish Lions counterpart Warren Gatland said it warranted just a penalty. But both agreed the incident when Henderson upended Barrett in a midfield ruck in the 65th minute was the major talking point of their 31-31 draw on Tuesday. The Hurricanes were trailing 31-17 at the time and scored two converted tries to lock the score up while Henderson was off the field. "I was a bit horrified when I was listening to the mike and he [referee Romain Poite] was talking about nothing," Boyd told reporters. "Clearly he [Barrett] was tipped beyond the horizontal and the starting point for that is yellow. "The penalty around that I understand is where you land, it has nothing to do with intent. "It was probably an orange in my mind, so somewhere between a yellow and a red." Gatland, who did not address the fact his side scored eight points, while...
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