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Waratahs prop Angus Bell avoids suspension despite red card against Chiefs
By AAP
NSW Waratahs prop Angus Bell is free to face the Crusaders on Saturday after escaping suspension for a lifting tackle on Chiefs flanker Sam Cane.
Bell was red-carded just two minutes into last Saturday's 51-27 Super Rugby Pacific loss to the Chiefs in Melbourne.
But the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has only issued Bell with a warning after examining the tackle, which referee Nick Berry alleged was "dangerous" with "no mitigation".
"He (Cane) lands on his head. I'm on red," Berry told the television match official on Saturday.
But SANZAAR's Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Michael Heron QC deemed otherwise.
"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including from the player and submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee found the foul play did not breach the red card threshold," Heron said.
"With respect to sanction the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a warning as it was close to, but did not breach the red card threshold.
"The Foul Play Review Committee deemed that the significant involvement of other players contributed to the incident which produced mitigating factors."
The seventh-placed Waratahs host the third-placed Crusaders at Leichhardt Oval in another key trans-Tasman battle.
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I think we need to get innovative with the new laws.
Now red cards are only 20 minutes, Razor should send Finau on a head hunting mission to hospitalise their 10 with a shoulder to the chops.
Give the conspiracy theorists a win.
Go to commentsEngland played well enough to win but couldnt score when they needed to and couldnt defend a couple of X-Factor moments from Telea which was ultimately the difference. They needed to hold the ball more and make the AB's make more tackles. Territorially they were good for the first 60. Defending their lead and playing pragmatic rugby in the last 20 was silly. The AB's always had the potential to come back. England still have a long way to go, definite progress would have been shown had they won but it seems they are still stuck where they were shortly after the six nations and their tour to NZ
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