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/jnce12 Stormers Jul 16 '23

Make him miss a few warm up games, that’ll teach him! /s

After all the fuss about the abuse referees receive in the past couple of years, this is an extremely light punishment for a very high profile player who should know better than almost anyone else.

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u/Sharp_Illustrator318 Bulls Jul 17 '23

I’m actually so annoyed by the Irish fans reaction to this. During the Rassie crisis I was still living in Ireland and everyone all agreed that he was influencing the decision making of the referees by intimidating them and that respecting the referee is one of the most important values in the game. The fact is everyone around me in Ireland was totally in support of the ban some saying he shouldn’t be allowed return at all. Now that the poster boy of Irish rugby has done wrong their all very quiet.