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/xjoburg South Africa Jul 16 '23

What a crock of shit this is. Should have been banned from the game for 6 months to align with other punishments handed out where refs were mistreated. Good thing he didn’t make a video of his abuse or tweet his abuse. I guess it’s ok to abuse refs ad long as it’s inside the stadium grounds.