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Kurt Eklund suspended for 3 weeks (pdf file)
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Kurt Eklund of the Blues for contravening Law 9.18, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Aotearoa Match at the Weekend.
Eklund has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 16 April 2021.In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.18.
With respect to sanction, the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 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 fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks. The Player was entitled to a full 50% reduction due to no prior offences on his record.
This means a sanction of 3 weeks. This includes the following fixtures:- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 5 Chiefs v Blues 27 March 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 6 Blues v Hurricanes 3 April 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 – Bye –
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 8 Highlanders v Blues 16 April 2021
The Blues have a scheduled bye in Round 7 which does not count as a week for sanctioning purposes. The player would therefore be suspended from all forms of the game up to and including 16 April 2021.”
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence
Well that fills me with confidence. What does he normally do that he has to point that out?
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Ah fuck I said the same as what I said above but a bit more politely on Instagram, that being that Hoskins was quiet for 70 mins and scores a good try and was chosen player of the match then his Dad responded to me and kinda packed the shits 😅.
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@yeetyaah said in Blues v Crusaders:
Ah fuck I said the same as what I said above but a bit more politely on Instagram, that being that Hoskins was quiet for 70 mins and scores a good try and was chosen player of the match then his Dad responded to me and kinda packed the shits 😅.
Hahaha well you were only telling the truth
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
Kurt Eklund suspended for 3 weeks (pdf file)
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Kurt Eklund of the Blues for contravening Law 9.18, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Aotearoa Match at the Weekend.
Eklund has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 16 April 2021.In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.18.
With respect to sanction, the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 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 fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks. The Player was entitled to a full 50% reduction due to no prior offences on his record.
This means a sanction of 3 weeks. This includes the following fixtures:- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 5 Chiefs v Blues 27 March 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 6 Blues v Hurricanes 3 April 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 – Bye –
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 8 Highlanders v Blues 16 April 2021
The Blues have a scheduled bye in Round 7 which does not count as a week for sanctioning purposes. The player would therefore be suspended from all forms of the game up to and including 16 April 2021.”
That's quite the precedent to set.
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@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
Kurt Eklund suspended for 3 weeks (pdf file)
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Kurt Eklund of the Blues for contravening Law 9.18, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Aotearoa Match at the Weekend.
Eklund has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 16 April 2021.In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.18.
With respect to sanction, the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 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 fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks. The Player was entitled to a full 50% reduction due to no prior offences on his record.
This means a sanction of 3 weeks. This includes the following fixtures:- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 5 Chiefs v Blues 27 March 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 6 Blues v Hurricanes 3 April 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 – Bye –
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 8 Highlanders v Blues 16 April 2021
The Blues have a scheduled bye in Round 7 which does not count as a week for sanctioning purposes. The player would therefore be suspended from all forms of the game up to and including 16 April 2021.”
That's quite the precedent to set.
presume you're talking about the detailed review, rather than the ban?
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@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
Kurt Eklund suspended for 3 weeks (pdf file)
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Kurt Eklund of the Blues for contravening Law 9.18, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Aotearoa Match at the Weekend.
Eklund has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 16 April 2021.In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.18.
With respect to sanction, the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 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 fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks. The Player was entitled to a full 50% reduction due to no prior offences on his record.
This means a sanction of 3 weeks. This includes the following fixtures:- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 5 Chiefs v Blues 27 March 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 6 Blues v Hurricanes 3 April 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 – Bye –
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 8 Highlanders v Blues 16 April 2021
The Blues have a scheduled bye in Round 7 which does not count as a week for sanctioning purposes. The player would therefore be suspended from all forms of the game up to and including 16 April 2021.”
That's quite the precedent to set.
presume you're talking about the detailed review, rather than the ban?
No I meant 3 weeks for a harmless clean out that's only worth a penalty.
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@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
Kurt Eklund suspended for 3 weeks (pdf file)
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has accepted a guilty plea from Kurt Eklund of the Blues for contravening Law 9.18, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Aotearoa Match at the Weekend.
Eklund has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 16 April 2021.In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Adam Casselden SC ruled the following:
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.18.
With respect to sanction, the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 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 fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks. The Player was entitled to a full 50% reduction due to no prior offences on his record.
This means a sanction of 3 weeks. This includes the following fixtures:- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 5 Chiefs v Blues 27 March 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 6 Blues v Hurricanes 3 April 2021
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 7 – Bye –
- Super Rugby Aotearoa Round 8 Highlanders v Blues 16 April 2021
The Blues have a scheduled bye in Round 7 which does not count as a week for sanctioning purposes. The player would therefore be suspended from all forms of the game up to and including 16 April 2021.”
That's quite the precedent to set.
presume you're talking about the detailed review, rather than the ban?
No I meant 3 weeks for a harmless clean out that's only worth a penalty.
harmless yes - this time. But you pick someone up and cartwheel them, and the judiciary will take an interest.
I'm a Blues fan, btu that was dumb play from Eklund. Only going to end in a penalty and possible card.
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I suplexed my brother through a glass table in my teens (wasnt aiming for the table, but he tried to get away and altered my direction) he was ok, table wasnt, nor was I when my parents got home, red card after the fact!
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@nzzp oh it was definitely dumb play, no one is saying it wasn't. No one is saying it has a place in rugby. I'll have to watch it again, but from what I recall there was close to zero danger to Reece just because of the nature of the throw, grabbed him around the waist and tipped didn't he?
All I'm saying is I'll be interested to see what bans come out at less this year. I'm sure it won't be a ban for a crusaders player though 😬
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@stargazer agree on both counts , Tuipulotu could have stayed on the ground making much more of the fall ..would that have influenced a card..?.I say yes..Credit to Tuipulotu for just getting on with .
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@Steven-Harris I think Williams decided it was better only to penalise Eklund instead of giving him and Reece a YC. Eklund's actions didn't absolve Reece of his.
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@steven-harris After Reece's tackle in the air, Patty T didn't land dangerously (hand and foot first on the ground), so it was never going to be a card. The penalty was correct though.
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
@steven-harris After Reece's tackle in the air, Patty T didn't land dangerously (hand and foot first on the ground), so it was never going to be a card. The penalty was correct though.
That’s because he had two of his teammates holding him up. It doesn’t change what Reece did and probably highlights the issue of the sanction being attached to the outcome and not the action.
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@nepia That's not entirely correct; the action does matter, too. What should also be factored in - my wording was incorrect, it wasn't a tackle in the air (he challenged for the ball in the air) - is that Reece had his eyes on the ball the entire time and had no time to change direction or stop in time to avoid the collision. It wasn't reckless; he just mis-timed/mis-judged it. That's part of the action, not the outcome. So both action and outcome mattered.
For example: if Reece clearly had the intention of preventing Pat T from catching the ball, knowing he was too late or not high enough to catch the ball himself, he would likely have received a card for cynical play, despite Pat T not landing dangerously.
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
Reece had his eyes on the ball the entire time and had no time to change direction or stop in time to avoid the collision
Definitely. To act in such a reckless manner needs to be stamped out of rugby, or else we'll just get people using such a lame excuse to try and mitigate for all sorts of foul play. Players should definitely be aware there are other players on the field.
"I know I elbowed him in the head at the maul sir, but how could I be expected to know his head was right there if I was looking at the ball when I threw my elbow back at head height while he was trying to reach over the maul"
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
For example: if Reece clearly had the intention of preventing Pat T from catching the ball, knowing he was too late or not high enough to catch the ball himself, he would likely have received a card for cynical play, despite Pat T not landing dangerously.
he was late, and was never going to be high enough competing with lifters. On another day, that's a card. It was pretty stupid from Reece, only eclipsed by the stupidity of Eklund.
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@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nzzp Yep, I hated Reece's theatrics, but if he'd landed differently, he could have been seriously injured. This kind of behaviour from Eklund has no place in rugby.
eh, there's a bit of pearl clutching these days with that sort of cleanout. Tana and Warburton have made this a hot button topic for 15 years. The tipping and dropping is what damages people, 20 years ago that would have been a 'nothing' event.
That said, and just to make it really clear, that's not the laws. The high tackle/tip tackle framework is crystal clear. Don't do it, and don't get close to doing it.
Honestly, the laws are very poorly written generally. A head to toe rewrite of the laws would be nice, but too hard and you'll never get folk to agree I fear
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"He's a cheeky fella," Ioane said of Reece at Blues training on Tuesday. "It's awesome gamesmanship. It's good to know I'm not the only one doing it and that people actually notice as opposed to just mocking me. Full credit to them, winners reap the rewards, he scored so it's awesome for him. "I definitely wasn't happy about it, don't get me wrong. It's stuff like that that gets you going and adds to fire. Having Sevu get one up on me, or your mates in the other team get one up or you, is a pretty hollow feeling. You definitely park that deep and once we face them again or even the next game it will be more fuel to the fire. "I actually didn't see it during the game so he came round and asked if I saw it. It's good gamesmanship from them so I enjoy that sort of banter on the field." Try-scoring celebrations and Ioane go together like fish and chips. It's his way of showing his personality on the field and he intends to continue showing swag with celebrations. "It's spur of the moment," Ioane said. "I like to express myself through my game, that's why we train so hard all year round. When it comes to that 80-minute window that's the fun time of the week so I like to have a bit of fun with it. "It's some peoples' cup of tea and others not. I'll keep being me."
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