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It's happened again... a three-week lay-off is once more the punishment for a red card
By Online Editors
Cheetahs’ Dries Swanepoel has been banned for a period of three weeks as a result of his red card in the Guinness PRO14 round four fixture with Connacht on October 26.
Swanepoel was shown a red card last weekend in Galway by referee Ben Whitehouse under Law 9.11 – players must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others.
PRO14's disciplinary hearing was handled by Roddy Dunlop (Scotland) and it was accepted that the player’s actions warranted a red card for foul play. The incident was deemed to be a mid-range offence which carries a six-week suspension.
Swanepoel’s immediate acceptance of culpability, his previous clean disciplinary record and remorse shown warranted application of 50 per cent mitigation which brings his ban to three weeks.
The player is free to resume playing from midnight on Sunday, December 1 as the Cheetahs are scheduled to play three matches between November 2 and November 30.
Swanepoel's three-week lay-off mirrors the punishments generally handed down to red-carded players at the World Cup in Japan and to Benetton’s Marco Lazzaroni following his red card against Ospreys on October 12.
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Perofeta came back and was available for the eoyt right? Or was that why Love was in the squad (but got injured in the last week)?
It was such a frustrating year. Perofeta looked a service stop gap until Jordan was fit, but then got injured. Plummer was selected because of Pero's injury and dmac shat the bed in the second half in Australia but Clarke (?) got himself binned at the 65 min mark so Plummer couldn't come on (at least with the risk adverse Razors thinking) when he was planned to.
So many other exciting opportunities that could have happened without injuries, but then theyre probably balanced by knowing Sititi probably wouldn't have been given a chance without multiple injuries happened.
Go to commentsIf they want to improve they need a backs coach. Thats the big area they have failed this year. Talent isnt the problem. Coaching is.
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