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Barrett, Aumua and Dickson cop SANZAAR bans

Scott Barrett (Photo by Dianne Manson/Getty Images)

SANZAAR have handed out a total of 10 weeks of bans to three players following recent on-field indiscretions in Super Rugby Pacific.

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All Black second row Barrett has been banned after his shoulder connected with Blues prop Alex Hodgman’s jaw while attempting to floor the front rower. Hodgman – who was already being held by two other Crusaders players.

The incident in question occurred in the 45th minute of the match between the Crusaders and Blues played at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch.

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The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee found: “With respect to sanction the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 weeks due to the World Rugby instructions that dictate any incident of foul play involving contact with the head must start at a mid-range level.

“Taking into account mitigating factors including the Player’s acceptance of foul play, his expressed remorse and pleading guilty at the first available opportunity, the Judicial Committee reduced the suspension to 4 weeks. The Player was not entitled to the full 50 per cent reduction due to a prior similar offence.”

Barrett has been suspended from all forms of the game for 4 weeks, up to and including 13 May 2022.

Meanwhile All Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua was banned for an incident that occurred in the 76th minute of the match between the Highlanders and Hurricanes played at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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Aumua was also found to have made head contact, warranting a red card. Aumua has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 8 May 2022.

Meanwhile Maori All Blacks player Josh Dickson was suspended for an early tackle in the 19th minute of the same match between the Highlanders and Hurricanes.

The Highlanders lock was red carded for the hit on prop Tevita Mafileo which left the front-rower needing an HIA.

Dickson has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including 6 May 2022.

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JWH 40 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Interesting take, crazy to see the amount of delulu NZ fans here. I am an NZ fan, but this is atrocious.


I am fine with 75%+, in fact I think that is excellent, but the main point of anguish is not IF we win or lose, it is how. I think that Razor has finally got us playing to our identity again; flowing, simple, and brutally decisive & efficient.


There are certainly some issues that the stats reflect, like the scrum and lineout. However, at scrum time, there isn't really much variation, in terms of attack, you can put on that. So at the end of the day, not much to do differently apart from 'scrum better'.


However, the lineout is quite interesting. As Ryan said earlier this week, the ABs have added a lot of depth and combinations to their lineout, with FOUR lineout options (Barrett, Vaai, Savea, Sititi). While they did only retain 80% possession from lineouts (not great), the stat line is actually 12/15, which is pretty good, considering Aumua did all those lineout with limited experience and tiredness after playing 75 minutes at Twickenham.


There are also some really good stats to back up the ABs. They managed to stay out of their own 22 for a lot of the game, however they also didn't set up camp in the opp 22 often either. They are also passing the ball a lot, clocking in at 211 passes, double that of England. These stats show a return to attacking, flowing rugby, and not playing your own 22, which is the ABs style.


What I think Razor wants to do is make effective use of draw and pass, simple rugby. This can be pre or post contact, but you have to draw more than 1 player. For example, that Sititi offload to Telea, or BB to Jordan. Those were excellent, yet overall simple passages of rugby This can be risky at times (just watch DMac play), but it is a medium risk high reward gameplan.


What we Kiwis want is exciting rugby. We want hard defense, big hits, cool plays, and quick linebreaks. I cannot imagine being an SA fan between 2018-2021, which was one of the most boring rugby teams of all time (respectfully). I also cannot imagine being an England fan right now, so dull. But the ABs are making rugby exciting again, playing like Scotland and Fiji, but better.

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