A defending team player commits a careless tackle and stops a promising attack (SPA). The attacking team retains possession of the ball and the referee plays advantage and allows play to continue. Does the referee take a disciplinary action against the defending team player when the ball is next out of play?

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No, the defending team player is not cautioned because the referee played the advantage for the SPA offence and the careless tackle does not warrant a yellow card.