{"id":9136,"date":"2012-03-20T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-reds-winger-ioane-banned-for-five-weeks-for-tip-tackle\/"},"modified":"2012-03-20T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:13","slug":"rugby-reds-winger-ioane-banned-for-five-weeks-for-tip-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-reds-winger-ioane-banned-for-five-weeks-for-tip-tackle\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Reds winger Ioane banned for five weeks for tip tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SYDNEY, March 20<\/span> (Reuters) – Queensland Reds and Australia
\nwinger Digby Ioane has been slapped with a five-week ban for a
\ndangerous tackle in a Super Rugby match last weekend, governing
\nbody SANZAR said on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 26-year-old admitted he was guilty of lifting Sharks
\nloose forward Marcell Coetzee and failing to return him to the
\nground safely in the Reds’ 27-22 defeat in Durban on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Ioane was a key figure in Queensland’s run to their first
\nSuper Rugby title last season, scoring five tries including in
\nthe victory over the Crusaders in the final.<\/p>\n

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An uncompromising defender, he was one of Australia’s most
\nproductive tacklers in their Tri-Nations triumph and run to the
\nsemi-finals of the World Cup last year.<\/p>\n

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SANZAR judicial officer Mike Heron said previous
\ndisciplinary matters relating to dangerous tackles in 2008 had
\ncounted against the New Zealand-born back.<\/p>\n

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Spear or tip tackling, where a player lifts an opponent into
\nthe air and returns them to the ground head first, is outlawed
\nbecause of the potential for head injuries.<\/p>\n

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Ioane will miss matches against the Bulls, Western Force,
\nACT Brumbies and Stormers before being available again when the
\nReds travel to Auckland to face the Blues on April 27.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Patrick Johnston)<\/p>\n

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(For the
\nsports blog Left Field go to: blogs.reuters.com\/sport<\/a>))<\/p>\n

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Please click on for more rugby stories<\/p>\n

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

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