Cooper Vuna gets 2 weeks

[Dam0]

Melbourne Rebels winger Cooper Vuna has been banned for two weeks after pleading guilty to a dangerous tackle in his side's 43-12 Super Rugby loss to the Highlanders.​

He was cited after the match in Invercargill on Friday night.​

The incident happened midway through the second half, when Vuna lifted opposition winger Kade Poki, tipped him over and dropped him to the ground.​

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Personally I think he is very lucky. I thought it was a red card on the night, and probably the worst tip tackle this season. Given what Digby got I think 5 weeks would have been more appropriate. ​

 

[kronic]

Digby's prior record contributed to the length. Vuna is in his 2nd season. Agree it looked bad, Warburton like from the WC SF.

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

looked worse than warburton's for my money.
stupid tackle. 2nd season or not.

 

[kronic]

Btw. Johansson is a free man, and I'm a man scratching my head, oh well.

 

[FiveStarStu]

Cooper got lucky. Was thinking 3-4 weeks when I saw that tackle.

Lloyd, on the other hand, was unlucky to even get penalised, let alone cited or carded. He picked the player up but brought him down perfectly, was absolutely nothing in it.

 

[Ash]

Digby's prior record contributed to the length. Vuna is in his 2nd season. Agree it looked bad, Warburton like from the WC SF.

We've been through this - Digby got ONE WEEK for his priors. One week.

Digby's ban is still a joke compared to the other tip tackles so far. Either Digby was banned too long, or the others not enough. Take your pick, but it's probably more of the latter.