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Tom Jordan's involvement in dream All Blacks fixture jeopardised by ban
By Jon Newcombe
New Zealand-born Scotland international Tom Jordan will have to complete the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme (CIP) if he is to play against the country of his birth in the Quilter Nations Series.
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Jordan was handed a four-match ban today (Wednesday) for the 20-minute red card he received in the narrow win over Exeter last Saturday. He admitted he was guilty of a dangerous tackle on Ross Vintcent in the first half of the Chiefs game and accepted the charge.
The 27-year-old has definitely been ruled out of Bristol’s next three matches – the league derbies against Gloucester and Bath, and the Cup match against the latter.
The fourth game is listed as either Bristol vs Argentina XV on Friday, 7 November, or Scotland vs New Zealand a day later, depending on selection.
However, the ban will be reduced to three matches if he passes the CIP, making him eligible to play for Scotland against the All Blacks at Murrayfield.
Jordan, one of the breakout stars of the Test scene in the last 12 months, has been capped nine times and looks certain to play a big part in Scotland’s November campaign.
Scotland begin their four-match Quilter Nations Series programme with a game against the USA on 1 November, before welcoming the All Blacks, Argentina and Tonga to Murrayfield on consecutive Saturdays during the rest of the month.
