England v Tonga
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@nta said in England v Tonga:
Dumb fuck red card at the end from Tonga 23
He could easily have got three cards in that one passage of play. High tackle, shoulder clear out at the ruck and then elbow to the face. There’s dumb and then there’s triple dumb.
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Fine's tour over following three match ban
Winger Viliami Fine will miss Tonga's remaining tour matches against the French Barbarians and Romania after he was suspended for three weeks following his sending off against England.
The 23-year-old appeared before an independent judicial committee via video link, having received a red card for striking the head of England's replacement flyhalf Marcus Smith.
Fine was dismissed 13 minutes after coming onto the field as a replacement for Walter Fifita and admitted the incident was worthy of a red card.
The Disciplinary Committee ruled the Otago winger struck his opponent with the upper part of his arm, that the strike was not powerful and there was no injury to the player.
The suspension was halved from six weeks to three, after the committee accounted for Fine's clean record, early guilty plea, apology to Smith and the way in which he approached the disciplinary process.
Viliame Fine will also be banned for a third match which is still to be determined. He has the right to appeal the suspension within 48 hours.
Tonga make five changes for French Baabaas clash
Tonga have made five personnel changes to their starting fifteen to take on the French Barbarians in their latest Northern rugby tour match in Lyon.
