Warburton’s RWC is over
16 Oct 2011
Sam Warburton has been slapped with a three-week ban after admitting to a ‘dangerous tip tackle’ in Saturday’s semi-final at Eden Park.
The Wales captain learned his fate after attending a red card hearing in Auckland on Sunday. Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all broadcast angles and additional evidence from the player, Warren Gatland and submissions from his legal representative Aaron Lloyd, the independent Judicial Officer, Christopher Quinlan QC (ENG) determined the red card to be appropriate in Law and the action in line with IRB directives to unions, teams and match officials.
The Judicial Officer concluded that the offence was mid-range on the scale of seriousness, which has an entry point of six weeks. However, he found that there were no aggravating features and there were compelling on-field and/or off-field mitigating features including the player’s admission, outstanding character and disciplinary record and remorse. Therefore, the suspension was reduced to a period of three weeks.
The suspension takes effect immediately and will run up to and include 6 November, 2011. He is free to resume playing on 7 November.
Warburton will no miss next Friday’s third-place play-off at Eden Park.
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16 Oct 2011, 07:46 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-46:
“the Anzac partners agreed to “teach the Japies (South Africans ) a lesson.” The message went on: “We won’t tell Freek what we have decided and make sure (SARU chief executive Rian) Oberholzer doesn’t get involved.”
conspire: make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act
verb:
1 plot, scheme, plan, intrigue, machinate, collude, connive, collaborate, work hand in glove; be in cahoots.
2 act together, work together, combine, unite, join forces; gang up.
you figure it out…
say what you like… keith lawrence did conspire with his aussie counterpart…
of course we don’t expect any honesty from our ANZAC posters to actually acknowledge this…
it’s more evidence than you guys can show for the existence of susie…
16 Oct 2011, 08:22 am
@UptheGuts(UptheGuts)-50:
I didn’t see the programme, but read the story of the investigation that Tackler refers to, in the Sunday Times a couple of years ago. There was nothing that could be proved, only some fairly strong evidence and links to a bookmaker.
The point is though, that it had nothing to do with a conspiracy by South Africans to rig the game. Remember, the ABs were odds on favourites and playing the best rugby of the competition, so a loss would have saved the bookies millions.
16 Oct 2011, 08:25 am
@UptheGuts(UptheGuts)-48:
Why the questions now from SA?
What happened in 2007 when the badly reffed QF was not bothered with. In fact on here it was the best reffing display you had all seen.
I am sorry but after one loss in a RWC you guys call out for match fixing.
Nope dont buy into it sorry.
16 Oct 2011, 08:28 am
@ufo(ufo)-51:
Evidence of suzie seemed to have come from one of your own. I dont know but it did read it on here.
Anyway dont worry about suzie, just look at how many players had food poisoning.
Dont try and say that never happened as we all know it did.
16 Oct 2011, 08:35 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-54:
seemed to…?
okay…
i’ve never denied the ABs had a stomach bug… we all saw Jeff Wilson heaving… and was a great pity that it happened… but there is no evidence they were ‘poisoned’ by anyone… flu, stomach bugs etc often find traction and sweep through in groups like sports teams, school classes etc…
but…
despite their being clear evidence that keith lawrence did in fact conspire at the time… you don’t even acknowledge that part of my post… let alone that he conspired…
16 Oct 2011, 08:38 am
@ufo(ufo)-55:
UFO, i am not denying anything but i still dont know what was said.
16 Oct 2011, 08:41 am
@ufo(ufo)-55: didnt you see Invictus??? why even Morgan freeman as mandela said “we have to win at all costs”..
enough evidence for me
16 Oct 2011, 08:44 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-56:
it’s just been posted… for about the millionth time on keo… read it again and you will know what was said…
@poppa69(poppa69)-57:
damn clint eastwood for showing the evidence to the whole world…!!
16 Oct 2011, 09:25 am
Oi, will the Welsh be claiming match fixing for this incident?
16 Oct 2011, 09:32 am
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-53: You realy want to compare one single incident in that game, a fwd pass which, I might add NZ’ers in general have no problem with if it goes their way, to what Bryce did? Realy? For all SA’s possession, the Boks made Aus do well over a hundred of tackles for an entire…wait for it…a whole 6 penalties. And obviously that doesn’t include the blatant penalties on the Aussie line he missed. And also not the headhigh tackles either. But he could see a fwd pass when it didn’t exist (Habana). And of course he wasn’t blind to Danie Roussouw barely touching Samo’s leg. Sorry. I’ll take that back. He was blind to that too. The touchie had to tell him that Danie might’ve interfered with Samo.
Mate just have a look at what you all can bet on in a rugby game. 1st stoppage, 1st points, etc, etc…that’s apart from all the obvious ones. Now if I’m a referee and a less than honorable guy, why not place a large bet on what I ‘think’ the 1st stoppage of the game is going to be. Something I’m in complete control over. Manufacturing a result is a little bit more difficult but definitely not impossible. Thought Bryce showed that expertly over the weekend.
16 Oct 2011, 11:04 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-6:
Is this what passes for Journalism in New Zealand? Never mind that they where called Western Samoa back then,,
4 – SOUTH AFRICA v SAMOA, 1995
“It was only after the Boks had posted a 42-14 win that the extent of their work off the ball became apparent. Some of the Samoans were sporting bite marks on various parts of their bodies and there may have been all kinds of physical abuse inflicted upon them.”
No mention in the above article that there where numerous late and high hits and that one of the Samoans was banned for a dangerous tackle. Yet to see any proof of the so called biting that the Samoans trotted out..
Nothing like a bit of revisionism to support the “Samoa are so hard done by” rubbish.
16 Oct 2011, 19:43 pm
A real pity that Wales’ quest came to such an end. I thought that they were the best team at the World Cup, apart from the All Blacks. However, the All Blacks had fewer chances to show their grit against tougher teams, which Wales did. Even if it was to play it out for 3rd, would have been brilliant to see a full strength Welsh side taking on a full strength Aussie team. This red team has a bright future ahead of them, with youthful excitement and solid hardened veterans. If they can keep this form (or visit Poland more often!), they will take the 6 Nations. The pain from the loss against the terrible French will serve them well in 4 years time!!
17 Oct 2011, 09:06 am
Really sad for Wales , great performance from the Welsh , the French certainly dont look like a side going into a World cup final , they just won against 14 men , cant see them survivng 20 mins against 15 All blacks
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