SANZAR has appealed the severity of a one-game ban handed down to Wallabies flanker Michael Hooper, who’s at risk of being rubbed out of tomorrow week’s Rugby Championship decider against the All Blacks in Sydney.
The announcement by SANZAR comes a day after Hooper’s initial two-match ban was halved by the governing body at a judicial hearing because of his clean record.
He was also allowed to serve the suspension by missing Manly’s Sydney club semi-final tomorrow against Randwick.
Hooper was found guilty of striking Argentine five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez in an off-the-ball incident during Australia’s 34-9 weekend win over Argentina in Mendoza.
The SANZAR appeals hearing will be conducted by video conference on Sunday at 5pm (AEST).
Coconut
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I think that is actually not a bad idea..
Coconut
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Leaving aside the issue of whether this appeal from SANZAR is right or wrong, I think Hoopers omission would do the ABs no favours... IMO it would be better for the ABs to play as full strength a Wallaby team as possible and see where the cards lie... A weakened team does no one any favours..
But then any penalty at wcrum time in my view is ludicrous.
Agree, it basically is an acknowledgement that you can't score any other way, in my view anti rugby.
PeterK
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guessing only their own
riddler
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zero playing with people's words.. boring sunday night or just makes you feel good?? ;)
Cylon
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Justice is served
RobC
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Thanks etienne. Looks like SANZAR thought it was more than a low-end strike.
tinfoil hat
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It wasn't a shove. Once you accept that, you can move on in the grieving process.
tinfoil hat
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and a shorter haircut
tinfoil hat
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Which are those PK?
tinfoil hat
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It was foul play.
tinfoil hat
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Please point me to the evidence of this upcoming judiciary system crisis, other than the keyboard rage of the local fans and media when one of theirs gets sanctioned.
tinfoil hat
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You have no credibility on issues such as this given your track record of making consistently incorrect predictions about outcomes regarding the string of tah foul play suspensions.
Double Agent
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Sanity prevails.
Billy Bob
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He's free to play. As of Sunday night
etienne marais
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Hooper free to face All Blacks 02 August 2015, 13:24 Tweet http://www.supersport.com/rugby/rugby-championship/news/150802/Hooper_free_to_face_All_Blacks Australia flanker Michael Hooper was freed to face New Zealand in the Rugby Championship decider this weekend after an appeal against the leniency of his one-week ban for striking an opponent was dismissed on Sunday. Sanzar, the governing body of southern hemisphere rugby, launched an appeal on Friday against Hooper’s punishment for striking Argentina’s Nicolas Sanchez in last weekend’s test in Mendoza. The Australian Rugby Union responded by launching a counter-appeal against the original ban but both were unanimously dismissed by a three-man committee on Sunday. “The committee… dismissed the appeal brought by Sanzar that the judicial officer’s sanction of one week was unduly lenient,” read a Sanzar statement. “The committee found the judicial officer was correct in the exercise of his discretion that the offending was low-end. As such, the player’s suspension from all forms of the game for one week was confirmed.” The former Wallabies captain landed the blow after being held back by flyhalf Sanchez while trying to support Dean Mumm as the lock charged to the line to score a try in the 34-9 victory over the Pumas. A two-week ban was reduced to one week because of Hooper’s exemplary disciplinary record. Although Australia did not have a test this weekend, the original judicial officer considered Hooper missing a match for his club Manly a sufficient penalty. The Wallabies could secure a first southern hemisphere title since the similarly truncated 2011 Tri-Nations if they can beat the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday.
DaniE
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? Was this reply to me?
Zero Gain
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Yeah, Bronwyn Bishop.
Zero Gain
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I think one club game is sufficient, so I am obviously not biased, according to you, anyway.