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Blues mainstay Ofa Tu’ungafasi and hooker Kurt Eklund have been cited for foul play following their team’s 43-27 loss to the Crusaders at Eden Park on Sunday.
Tu’ungafasi received a yellow card from referee Paul Williams for hitting Scott Barrett’s chin with his shoulder at the end of the game, however, the commissioner he cited has deemed that he met the red card threshold for foul play. .
Williams knocked Eklund off the hook with a penalty for lifting Crusaders wing Sevu Reece past vertical and slamming him into the grass, but Eklund’s wrestling-style move was also deemed to have reached the card threshold. red
In a press release from Sanzaar, it is alleged that Tu’ungafasi violated Law 9.12 Hitting with the shoulder, while Eklund violated Law 9.18, which states that a player must not lift an opponent off the ground and drop or push that player so that his head and / or upper body make contact with the ground.
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Both players face court hearings Monday night (7 pm) and face the possibility of missing Saturday night’s game against the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Tu’ungafasi became the fifth All Black to be sent off in a test match last November when he attacked Wallabies wing Tom Wright with his shoulder at the Bledisloe Cup test in Brisbane.
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Referee Paul Williams addresses the blue prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi before receiving a yellow card on Sunday.
The summons from both him and Eklund refocuses attention on Williams, who made a couple of mistakes as a TMO last weekend.
Williams initially didn’t even want to penalize Eklund for his foul play, dismissing Crusader captain Barrett’s appeal.
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Chief Referees Bryce Lawrence admits that incorrect decisions were made in the Super Rugby round.
However, TMO Brendon Pickerill poked in her ear and gave her a second look. Still, they came to the conclusion that it was only worth a shame.
Williams and Pickerill decided on a yellow for Tu’ungafasi because they considered it to be just a “look” shot.
