John Barclay has insisted that Jesse Kriel should have been sent off for his head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey in Scotland's clash against South Africa.<br /><br />This comes after England's Tom Curry was sent off for a similar challenge, with the flanker set to determine the duration of his suspension on Tuesday.<br /><br />Speaking at half-time in the clash, Barclay revealed that he believes Kriel should have been shown red after the collision.<br /><br />He told ITV: 'You're two minutes into the game and you've got an incident that's a red card. It's a red card.<br /><br />'He comes from a distance. A clear line of sight and he applies force. It's head on head. It's a red card.<br /><br />'The way the game is refereed now, whether you like it or not, is a red card.'<br /><br />The former Scottish rugby union player continued to compare the incident to that of Curry's on Saturday, which saw the England star sent off.<br /><br />'We saw a very similar incident last night that was given as a yellow and then upgraded in the bunker to a red.<br /><br />'This is where the game gets messy. They look very similar. From slightly different positions but that's a red card. The fact it hasn't been seen or reviewed is inexcusable.'<br /><br />However, Kriel overcame the challenge and was lucky to escape without further punishment. <br /><br />Barclay demanded consistency in decisions as England's Curry was sent off for a similar incident.<br /><br />Despite the red, England overcame their adversity to produce an impressive 27-10 victory, with George Ford kicking all 27 points, and next face Japan in Nice on Sunday, but will be without Curry, who will attend a disciplinary hearing in Paris on Tuesday evening.
