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Six-week ban for Sale boss Diamond
By Jack Davies
Sale Sharks coach Steve Diamond has been handed a six-week ban after he admitted verbally abusing match officials during an Anglo-Welsh Cup match earlier this month.
The incident occurred during Sale's victory over Harlequins on February 3, and Diamond will serve three weeks of his suspension immediately, with the remaining three suspended until the end of the 2018-19 campaign.
Diamond has also been fined £3,000, half of which will be suspended for the same period, and he will not be allowed to enter the technical area or talk to match officials.
The RFU Disciplinary panel said: "The panel deprecates any abuse of match officials regardless of the circumstances.
"Such behaviour is contrary to the spirit of rugby and the core values of the game and will be treated seriously by disciplinary panels."
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How about a SH type of Champions Cup? I'm not going to repeat the whole response here, but did write what I think would be good. Not only for NZ, but all of the SH. I would however love to hear your thoughts on such a competition
Go to commentsCan’t really complain about those scores. Individually, too many were off their best and went missing in big, match defining moments. Collectively, the team often looked muddled and lacked cool-headed, leadership especially in the final quarter of games. This was further compounded by a quality drop-off from the bench.
Calls for Borthwick’s dismissal have grown increasingly louder with each passing game as he has been shown to be tactically and selectively subpar. His position is now in the balance and I don’t believe he’ll be kept on unless England fix their defensive issues and beat at least one of Ireland, France or Scotland in the 6Ns, which on the latest showing looks increasingly unlikely.
Couple of returning players in Chessum and Mitchell coupled with a stronger bench, might give England fans a few reasons to remain optimistic.
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