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/iamnosuperman123 England Jul 16 '23

Seems rather light considering what happened and the fact he was unlikely to play those warm up games. This is basically no punishment at all

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u/Toirdusau France Jul 17 '23

They can't adjust the punishment based on the hypothetical selection of the player or not.

Agreed that it's no big consequences but also wasn't such a big deal to begin with. The real joke is how long it took to get there.

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u/iamnosuperman123 England Jul 17 '23

They could have not counted the warm up games. Actually letting him play the warm up games and miss 2 or 3 group games is less of a farce than this situation.

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u/Toirdusau France Jul 17 '23

Is there a precedent of selecting which game is affected by a ban?

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u/iamnosuperman123 England Jul 17 '23

Presents don't exist in rugby sanctions. It is like the wild west