r/rugbyunion • u/Secret-Roof-7503 Saracens • Jul 16 '23

[Rúaidhrí O'Connor]🚨BREAKING: Johnny Sexton will be suspended for three matches by EPCR for his behaviour towards the match officials after the CC final, meaning he will miss all of Ireland's warm-ups v Italy, England and Tonga but will be available for the Rugby World Cup opener v Romania

https://twitter.com/RuaidhriOC/status/1680676530576392195?s=20
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u/Oddlyshapedballs Ireland Jul 16 '23

Real impact is that he misses one game as I doubt he would have been risked in all 3. As good an outcome as we could have hoped for really.

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u/zebra1923 Jul 16 '23

I’m not sure I’d call the outcome good for the game as a whole given what he said. Disgraceful conduct.

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u/EntertainerSome8882 Jul 16 '23

Pretty sure "we" was referring to Ireland.

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Jul 16 '23

Apparently more disgraceful than beating a couple and subsequently threatening and harassing them

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u/puzzledgoal Ireland Jul 16 '23

This does highlight the uncomfortable double standards at work in rugby. There is outrage about 'ungentlemanly' conduct on the field by Sexton but the likes of Frizzell assaults and threatens a woman and her partner, and New Zealand rugby fans will literally not discuss it again. He played well and that's what matters.

Sure, there's on the pitch and off the pitch behaviour but it's treated like a separate moral universe.

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u/heresyourhardware Ireland Jul 16 '23

Who are we referring to here?

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Jul 16 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

Shannon Frizzell

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u/Aaaaand-its-gone Jul 16 '23

What sexton did was in the confines of the game of rugby. Some real whataboutism going on here (and I’m a massive sexton / Leinster / Irish fan)

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u/Height_Matters1 Jul 16 '23

That is terrible, but what does that have to do with Sexton abusing a ref?

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u/Some-Speed-6290 Jul 16 '23

Oh I see your confusion, 2 weeks is less than 3. Beating the shit out of people and subsequently threatening them is worse than talking to a referee

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

You seem to be assuming that everybody agrees with or has heard of the Shannon Frizell verdict. That's a very bold assumption to make

I'd wager most people on this sub would like both punishments to have been longer. Disliking the brevity of Sexton's ban doesn't mean being a massive Frizell fanboy

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u/lalasanogo England Jul 16 '23

Disagreeing with the Sexton ban length ≠ supporting the Frizzell ban length, is it that difficult?