Aussie latest – Vaea cops one week ban
4 Jun 2011
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Vaea cops one week ban – Brumbies No 8Ita Vaea has been suspended for one week after being found guilty of foul play by a Sanzar Judicial Hearing held in Brisbane on Sunday morning.
Vaea was cited under Law 10.4 (e) for a dangerous tackle on Reds wing Digby Ioane in the 48th minute of the match at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. Ioane was forced to leave the field following the incident.
O’Connor cleared – No further sanction will be taken against Waratahs lock Pat O’Connor after he appeared at a Sanzar Judicial Hearing in Pretoria on Saturday.
O’Connor faced a mandatory hearing after receiving a red card for an alleged head butt during the Waratahs’ match against the Bulls. After hearing evidence from the referee, the assistant referee and the player and considering video evidence of the incident, Judicial Officer, Jannie Lubbe SC concluded that he was satisfied on the balance of probabilities that O’Connor did not head butt an opponent.
Lubbe ruled that there should be no further action taken against the player.
Meanwhile, another Waratahs lock in Kane Douglas faced a Sanzar judicial hearing after being cited for an alleged contravention of Foul Play Law 10.4 (e) dangerous tackling of a player above the shoulders and around the neck; and law 10.4 (m) an act contrary to good sportsmanship.
Douglas pleaded guilty and has been suspended for two weeks, Lubbe catergorised the incident at low entry level and after considering aggravating and mitigating factors suspended Douglas from all rugby until 17 June 2011.
16 Comments
4 Jun 2011, 07:23 am
Dragons……I don’t think so…..
4 Jun 2011, 07:25 am
What’s with the new headlock tackle trend? Somebody is going to get hurt real bad, real soon!
4 Jun 2011, 07:28 am
Red card more than punishment enough… undecided Pro Legoeta decision…
The ‘head-lock’ tackle was the least bad of the three we’ve seen, but should get at least a week or two for consistency.
@Siyavuna(Siyavuna)-2:
Might have something to do with most teams now having wrestling coach’s?
4 Jun 2011, 07:43 am
“Pro” is so not one……and I concur with the fact that the wrestling and MMA training these boys are getting is definitely being reflectd here….
4 Jun 2011, 08:15 am
@Siyavuna(Siyavuna)-4:
Yep ‘ guillotine’ chokes and ‘suplexes’ common practise this year as well as a whole host of grappling techniques…
4 Jun 2011, 09:09 am
6 weeks …………………equal pay as they say!
4 Jun 2011, 09:21 am
if dim cell got two weeks…anything less won’t be sanctioned.
4 Jun 2011, 09:30 am
dirty convicts.
4 Jun 2011, 10:52 am
Dirty play from the Aussies, oh yes it is true
4 Jun 2011, 14:00 pm
Convicts.
4 Jun 2011, 14:01 pm
so what the f*ck did Pro see? What a doos!
4 Jun 2011, 16:11 pm
At least sanity prevails. Wasn’t a red card offence – actually not even a YC.
5 Jun 2011, 02:57 am
Pro Legota is decidedly amateur…
5 Jun 2011, 03:04 am
The Suplex and headlocks have been in use for a long time now but it seems the dirty play citings is only 1 sided. The fetchers get it the worst.
Jonker must surely be the worst ref in the S15????
6 Jun 2011, 00:31 am
Ahhhh – the trend of suspending everyone other than kiwis continues – i love it
6 Jun 2011, 00:52 am
14.KevinRack:
5 Jun 2011, 03:04
What was Jonker supposed to do other than to rely on the report of the assistant referee.
ImAGine the outcry if he had ignored the recommendation given, particularly, as the assistant was “of the rainbow”>
It would bode you well to refrain from mindless comments. .
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