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Taulagi given five-week ban for dangerous tackle
By Matthew Scott
Sunwolves full-back Jamie-Jerry Taulagi has been slapped with a five-week ban after he was sent off in the Japanese franchise's 27-20 Super Rugby defeat to Chiefs on Saturday.
Replacement back Taulagi had helped the Sunwolves put late pressure on their hosts in Waikato with a penalty and conversion from Derek Carpenter's try.
However, the 23-year-old was shown a red card beyond the 80th minute after he joined a tackle on Chiefs' Shaun Stevenson and clumsily drove his shoulder into his opponent's head.
Taulagi was perhaps guilty of a lumbering attempt to play the ball as the Sunwolves desperately sought possession, and the player's "remorse, on field apology and early guilty plea" were factors in the punishment being reduced by two weeks.
Regardless, Taulagi will be out of action until June 10, ruling him out until the final three games of the regular season.
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Completely and utterly agree mate. The whole George Ford kick substitution issue pales into significance compared to the issue that we didn't get anywhere near the bloody tryline except with an interception. Our attack is nonexistent. If we're only getting a maximum of 3 points on an entry to the red zone it doesn't matter who's on the damn bench! Borthers and Wigglesworth spent their careers trotting after kicks and taking set pieces, that's how they think rugby should be played. The scoreline was incredibly flattering, England were poor.
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