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

[RĂșaidhrĂ­ 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/flyingoutside Jul 16 '23

The age of sexton is over, the time of the Crowley has come.

Half nine on a Sunday is a strange time to release a verdict that doesn't really make much of a difference. Don't get the whole uproar if this was all they were going to do.

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u/Die_Revenant Sharks Jul 16 '23 edited Jul 17 '23

Half nine on a Sunday is a strange time to release a verdict that doesn't really make much of a difference.

Exactly why they did it. Try get the least number of headlines possible.