Fiji scrumhalf Kuruvoli banned 4 weeks for physical abuse in rugby Nations Championship match
- Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli received a four-week suspension for physical abuse during a Nations Championship match against England in Liverpool, which Fiji lost 73-8.
- The physical abuse, which led to Kuruvoli's red card, occurred during first-half stoppage time, according to a rugby disciplinary committee.
- The committee initially considered an eight-week ban but reduced it to four weeks due to Kuruvoli's admission of guilt and good disciplinary record.
- As a result of the suspension, Kuruvoli will miss Fiji's match against Scotland and three September matches with RC Vannes in France.
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The half of the Fijian melee got a red card against England and a four-game suspension. He will miss the start of the season of the Breton promotion.
Fiji scrum-half Kuruvoli slapped with four-match ban for red card
Kuruvoli kicked out at England prop Ellis Genge's chest as he got up from a breakdown in the 48th minute at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool last Saturday. After viewing television replays, referee Hollie Davidson issued a permanent red card reducing Fiji to 14 players for the rest of the second half. The scrum-half was found guilty of "physical abuse in contravention of Law 9.12" by the Nations Championship disciplinary committee, who relea…
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Fiji scrumhalf Kuruvoli banned 4 weeks for physical abuse in rugby Nations Championship match
Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli has been suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of physical abuse in his team’s 73-8 loss to England last weekend in a Nations Championship match at Liverpool.
The half of Fiji's Simione Kuruvoli was suspended four matches after his red card against England last weekend, so he will miss the last game of his selection on Saturday against Scotland (15:10), but also the start of the season of his new club, Vannes, promoted to Top 14.
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