Pro 14 2018/19

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:lol: :lol:

Whingy, but entertaining, bullsh1t.
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Shan wrote:Image Image

Whingy, but entertaining, bullsh1t.
You wouldn't expect anything less now, would you?
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Agreed.
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Kings beat Edinburgh 25-21. Great result for Ulster

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The Kings winning try was excellent, but they were a bit fortunate that it was never checked by the TMO. Definite suspicion of a forward pass.
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Cheetahs beat the Kings 40-36 on Saturday. 2 points now covering Ospreys, Connacht, Cardiff Blues and Cheetahs in Conference A.
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Looking at the dash for the cash in Conference B this weekend. Edinburgh will probably get all 5 points v the Dragons and there is a "10 pointer" in Italy when Treviso host Scarlets.
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Other games tonight:

Edinburgh 34-17 Dragons FT 5-0
Munster 43-0 Kings FT 5-0
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No surprise in either game, except perhaps that Dragons were in the hunt for so long. Looks like a very interesting run in. Surely we should be in the hunt for a play off place although it might well require a couple of other teams' results to go the right way.
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Big game in Ulster’s conference today - Treviso hosting Scarlets.
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Neill_M wrote:Big game in Ulster’s conference today - Treviso hosting Scarlets.
Looking at benettons run it might be better for us if they dented scarlets hopes. Could well come down to our visit to Edinburgh again this year.

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Zebre 24-40 Leinster 1-5 MP
Treviso 25-19 Scarlets 4-1 MP
Connacht 25-17 Cheetahs 4-0 MP
Cardiff 34-38 Glasgow 2-5 MP

Munster 53
Glasgow 51
Connacht 42
Ospreys 38
Cardiff 38
Cheetahs 36

Leinster 63
Edinburgh 41
Treviso 41
Ulster 39
Scarlets 36
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Nico Lee of Toyota Cheetahs faced a Disciplinary Hearing today in Cardiff, Wales and has been banned for 13 weeks.

A Disciplinary Committee met to consider the citing against Lee (No 12) of Toyota Cheetahs which occurred against Connacht Rugby on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

The player was reported by the Citing Commissioner in charge for alleged infringement of Law 9.27 – A Player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship.

With regard to the offence, the Player accepted that he had cleared the contents of his nose onto the face of an opposing player thereby committing an act of foul play.

The Disciplinary Committee comprising of Owain Rhys James (Chair), Richard Cole and Nigel Williams (all Wales) concluded that the Player had committed an intentional act of foul play.

The Panel found that: “The Player’s actions are an act of foul play. They have no place in the game. This is not a case of over-exuberance, or an act which is within the rules of the game going awry. It follows that by its nature this act is one that is deserving of punishment. It is contrary to the spirit of sport.”

It was accepted that: “The effect on the victim player was understandably serious. There is no expectation, and there ought never be an expectation, that an opposing player would clear the contents of their nose onto an opponent.”

In upholding the Citing Complaint the Disciplinary Committee deemed that the offence merited a red card with a top-end offence with an entry point of 26 weeks.

In reaching that conclusion the Panel found that: “It is difficult to imagine how an act of foul play of this sort could be worse, save for repeated acts or where actual injury is caused.”

The panel did not find any aggravating factors and applied mitigation of 50% in respect of the Player’s admission of facts, and his clean disciplinary record. The Panel found that the Player’s approach to the hearing and his conduct throughout was mature, sensible and considered. They found that there was demonstrable “regret and an element of embarrassment about the situation.”

The committee took into account the rugby calendar for the rest of the season and for domestic fixtures in South Africa, and as a result, the player is banned for a period of 13 games and is free to play from midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

The player was reminded of his right to appeal.
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Absolute tramp.
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That's a ban not to be sniffed at.

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