Hurricanes star Jordie Barrett handed three-week ban
Jordie Barrett was red carded during the Super Rugby game against Queensland Reds
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Hurricanes centre Jordie Barrett has been handed a three-week suspension following his red card incident in the recently concluded Super Rugby Pacific game against Queensland Reds.
Barrett was initially sin-binned in the 56th minute for a dangerous tackle on Reds fullback Jordan Petaia and it was later upgraded to a red card following a review.
Despite his absence, Hurricanes went on to complete a 38-33 victory.
He faced an independent Foul Play Review Committee comprising of Stephen Hardy (Chairperson), Ofisa Tonu’u and Stefan Terblanche and was initially six-week ban that was reduced by half taking into account the mitigating factors.
“Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including from the player and submissions from his legal representative, Aaron Lloyd, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the red card given to the player under Law 9.13," read a statement.
“Following the World Rugby Head Contact Process, the FPRC assessed the player’s actions as having directly contacted the head, at high speed, with high force and while the player’s body position was always upright into the collision.
“The FPRC considered the act of foul play was always-illegal. In those circumstances, no mitigation was applied.”
“The FPRC concluded that the foul play warrants a mid-range entry point of six weeks, and after mitigating factors, the FPRC decided to reduce the sanction to three weeks.
“The player is therefore suspended for three weeks, up to and including March 22.
“The FPRC had also confirmed that, after reviewing the incident and the Player’s record, the Player is eligible to apply for the “Head Contact Process – Coaching Intervention” with World Rugby.”
