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Ban rules Carre out of Wales' Six Nations opener

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Rhys Carre (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Saracens prop Rhys Carre has had an eventful Wednesday of wildly different emotions. 

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In the morning he was chosen in Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations. However, he learned later in the day that he will not be available for selection for their opening match of the tournament due to suspension. 

Wales are due to play Italy in Cardiff on February 1, but Carre has been banned until two days later following a three-week suspension meted out at a disciplinary hearing.

Carre was sent off by referee Alexandre Ruiz in the fourth minute of Saracens’ Heineken Champions Cup win at Ospreys last Saturday. 

The French official believed he has tackled Dan Evans in a dangerous manner in contravention of Law 9.13 and a committee consisting of chair Philippe Cavalieros (France), Donal Courtney (Ireland) and Yannick Jauzion (France) backed the referee’s decision. 

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The hearing found that Carre had made contact with Evans’ head in a dangerous manner, deciding that the offence was at the mid-range of World Rugby’s sanctions.

They selected six weeks as the appropriate entry point. However, as there were no aggravating factors, and taking into account the player’s guilty plea, clear disciplinary record and expression of remorse, the committee reduced the sanction by the maximum of 50 per cent before imposing a three-week suspension. 

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Elsewhere on the disciplinary front, Glasgow Warriors’ Callum Gibbins has been suspended for two weeks for striking Exeter’s Jacques Vermeulen with his shoulder while Toulouse’s Zach Holmes has been suspended for four weeks following his red card for tackling Connacht’s Tiernan O’Halloran in a dangerous manner.

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Bull Shark 3 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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