{"id":12463,"date":"2012-07-16T12:54:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T10:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-cooper-to-miss-reds-playoff-against-sharks\/"},"modified":"2012-07-16T12:54:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T10:54:11","slug":"rugby-cooper-to-miss-reds-playoff-against-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-cooper-to-miss-reds-playoff-against-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Cooper to miss Reds’ playoff against Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July 16<\/span> (Reuters) – Queensland Reds flyhalf Quade Cooper
\nwill miss Saturday’s Super Rugby playoff against South Africa’s
\nSharks in Brisbane after it was ruled he had committed a
\ndangerous tackle last weekend, governing body SANZAR said on
\nMonday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Australia international was sent to the sinbin and cited
\nfor a high tackle on New South Wales Waratahs back Berrick
\nBarnes during the 32-16 victory which secured the defending
\nchampion’s place in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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The mercurial flyhalf was the subject of a SANZAR judicial
\nhearing on Monday, following which he was suspended for a week.<\/p>\n

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“Whilst in the process of a tackle on Berrick Barnes, there
\nwas principle contact with the chest but also with the neck such
\nas to make the tackle dangerous in contravention of Law
\n10.4(e),” SANZAR said in a statement.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“…It is also a matter of significance that the SANZAR
\nrules allow consideration be given to the importance of games to
\nbe played during the Super Rugby finals series and as such, this
\nhas been taken into account as a mitigating circumstance.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“It follows that Quade Cooper is suspended from all forms of
\nRugby for one week up to and including July 21.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper’s absence is a huge blow to the Reds, who are now
\nlikely to move placekicker Mike Harris across from inside centre
\nto take the number 10 shirt against the Sharks.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper missed Australia’s June internationals because he had
\nfailed to recover sufficiently from the knee injury that ended
\nhis World Cup last October.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Barnes, who was forced off the pitch by the tackle from his
\nfellow Wallaby last Saturday, stepped in at flyhalf in place of
\nCooper and played an outstanding series as Australia swept Six
\nNations champions Wales 3-0.<\/p>\n

(Editing by John O’Brien)<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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