Super Rugby News
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Lock Liam Mitchell, fullback Chase Tiatia and utility Danny Toala have signed with the Hurricanes until 2021.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Lock Liam Mitchell, fullback Chase Tiatia and utility Danny Toala have signed with the Hurricanes until 2021.
Bummer, I was hoping Toala would sign with the Chiefs.
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Ben Teo set for Super Rugby switch?
Worcester Warriors have already confirmed that England centre Ben Te'o will leave the club at the end of the season, sparking rumours of where the nex...
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Jed Holloway (Waratahs) suspended for 3 weeks for striking
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Holloway for contravening Law 9.12: A player must not physically abuse anyone, after he was red carded. Holloway has been suspended from all forms of the game for three weeks, up to and including Saturday, May 18. The incident occurred in the 45th minute of the match played at Bankwest Stadium. The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee of Adam Casselden SC (chairperson), Stefan Terblanche and Eroni Clarke assessed the case. In his finding, Casselden ruled the following: “Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including from the player and submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the red card under Law 9.12.” “With respect to sanction the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of six weeks due to the World Rugby instructions that dictate any incident of foul play involving contact with the head must start at a mid-range level. “However, taking into account mitigating factors including the player’s clean judicial record, the player’s expressed remorse and the fact the player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to three weeks.” Holloway’s suspension rules him out of the Waratahs’ away matches against the Bulls (Saturday, May 4), Lions (Saturday, May 11) and Reds (Saturday, May 18).Video in this tweet:
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@Stargazer Three weeks seems awfully lenient. I swear the judicial hearings must be massive piss ups.
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@antipodean Nothing to do with the judicial hearing. The penalties, aggravating and mitigating factors are prescribed in the regulations and they have been applied correctly.
Although the act itself is despicable, I don't think there was really that much force behind the strike and it took du Toit a while to go down, which made me think that there may have been an element of theatrics in it. However, I'd like this kind of offence to have a higher mid-range (for example, 8 weeks instead of 6), just because I think it's filthy (regardless of the force used).
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@Stargazer is he the same guy that was involved in the big scrap on the ground a few weeks back?
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@taniwharugby Do you mean du Toit? No. I only remember a scrap between Akker van der Merwe and Schalk Brits.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
@antipodean Nothing to do with the judicial hearing. The penalties, aggravating and mitigating factors are prescribed in the regulations and they have been applied correctly.
I've covered this dribbling shit often enough I'm loathe to do it again. But getting time off for acknowledging the obvious and saying sorry like a fucking three year old shouldn't reduce the penalty.
Although the act itself is despicable, I don't think there was really that much force behind the strike and it took du Toit a while to go down, which made me think that there may have been an element of theatrics in it.
Have you ever boxed? It's entirely possible to stun someone enough that it takes their nervous system time to crumple. Just like that brief moment after you hurt yourself to see just how bad the pain is going to be.
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@Yeetyaah Yup, a big loss to the Highlanders on the cards this week i'd say.
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@Canes4life I hate losing to the Landers the most out of any team. Lived in Duns for 4 years and all my mates I met there are bandwagon Landers fans so I never hear the end of it.
