Banned Fagerson must attend tackle school or miss World Cup opener
Zander Fagerson must successfully come through tackle school if he is to become available for selection to play for Scotland in their upcoming Rugby World Cup opener. The Scots begin their campaign with a September 10 clash versus South Africa, the 2019 champions, in Marseille and the tighthead must complete the World Rugby coaching intervention programme if he is to be an option for Gregor Townsend.
Fagerson was red-carded in last Saturday’s Summer Nations Series outing versus France in Edinburgh, an offence that has been deemed worthy of a three-match ban that will be reduced to two via tackle school.
A statement read: “Scotland prop Zander Fagerson appeared before an independent judicial committee via video link having received a red card for an act of foul play contrary to law 9.20 (a) (dangerous play in a ruck or maul: charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul) in the Summer Nations Series match between Scotland and France on Saturday, August 5.
“The independent judicial committee consisting of Rhian Williams, (chair, Wales), Jamie Corsi (Wales) and Juan Pablo Spirandelli (Argentina) heard the case, considering all the available evidence and submissions from the player and his representatives.
“In considering submissions made on behalf of the player, the committee agreed to amend the offence to law 9.20 (b): Dangerous play in a ruck or maul – a player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders.
“The player admitted that he had committed an act of foul play under the revised law and that it was worthy of a red card. After reviewing all the evidence, the committee applied World Rugby’s mandatory minimum mid-range entry point for foul play resulting in contact with the head. This resulted in the starting point of a four-week suspension.
“Having acknowledged mitigating factors including the player’s admission at the earliest opportunity, his remorse which was conveyed to the French player as well as shown during the hearing, and accepting that there were no aggravating factors to consider, the committee reduced the four-week entry point by one week, resulting in a sanction of three weeks (to be served as the following given the player’s upcoming schedule):
Summer Nations Series
August 12: Scotland vs France;
August 26: Scotland vs Georgia.
Rugby World Cup
September 10: Scotland v South Africa.
“The player may apply to take part in the coaching intervention programme to substitute the final match of his sanction for a coaching intervention aimed at modifying specific techniques and technical issues that contributed to the foul play.”
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Fiji deserve to be in the rugby championship, fans love seeing the Fijian national team play, the Fijian Drua is a wonderful idea but the players can still be stolen to play for NZ and AUS…
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1 Go to commentslate hit what late hit it wasn’t at all late and can clearly see he was committed before the tackle
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