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[KiwiMurph]

The Blues flanker Antonio Kiri Kiri has been suspended for one Super Rugby game following two incidents in last weekend's match against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

[Stargazer]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:

The Blues flanker Antonio Kiri Kiri has been suspended for one Super Rugby game following two incidents in last weekend's match against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

I find this interesting; didn't know that rule:

Kiri Kiri was yellow carded in the 53rd minute for a dangerous tackle of Highlanders first five Lima Sopoaga.

Following the match he was cited for a separate incident involving a potential charge of Striking with the Head.

Kiri Kiri was issued with a warning from the Judicial Committee in regards to that incident.

The rules state that a yellow card and a warning from the same match equates to a sending off and therefore he gets an automatic one match suspension.

[Steven Harris]

@booboo not even sure if he would have cut the mustard,in my opinion he’s very suspect defensively and under the high ball..

[mariner4life]

@steven-harris said in Super Rugby News:

@booboo not even sure if he would have cut the mustard,in my opinion he’s very suspect defensively and under the high ball..

really? that's a pretty big call. My early thought was he would have been the right wing pretty quickly.

[Tim]

Be interesting to see if the Sunwolves can get up this weekend. Rebels were dire last week and in pre-season.

[mariner4life]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

Be interesting to see if the Sunwolves can get up this weekend. Rebels were dire last week and in pre-season.

it was a shit game, but they hammered the rubbish Reds. The Sunwolves aren't better than the Reds.

[SammyC]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

Be interesting to see if the Sunwolves can get up this weekend. Rebels were dire last week and in pre-season.

Really enjoyed watching the Sunwolves play on Saturday. They look a bit better this year

[Tim]

@mariner4life They looked shit even for the first 15 or so minutes after the Reds were red-carded. They didn't look comfortable until the Reds were carded again.

Their win over the 14-man Reds meant nothing.

The Sunwolves are better than the 14-man Reds.

[antipodean]

No one pointing out how bad the Brumbies looked?

[African Monkey]

@tim Yeah thought the same about the Rebels. Having said that I think they will improve, they have a decent enough side to do something in the Aussie conference.

[antipodean]

@african-monkey and a well regarded coach.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/101882580/all-blacks-no-7-matt-todd-suffers-broken-thumb

[Stargazer]

@tim Geez, another one of their AB forwards injured.

It won't happen, but I'd find this the perfect opportunity to shift Taufua to openside and see how he does in the 7 jersey. I don't think he has ever played there, though, so they won't risk it.

[mikedogz]

Taufua has played seven at provincial level.

[Stargazer]

@mikedogz Has he? Then I wish even more the Saders would play him there.

[Tim]

On this week's Out of the Box podcast, Nigel Yelden said that there are rumours that Kane Hame's "illness" is actually concussion symptoms.

[mikedogz]

Yeah something on Hames's Instagram saying he hadn't been feeling the best lately so he is chilling back home in Nelson till he gets himself right.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim do you have a link to this weeks podcast?

Its not easy to find every week.

[Tim]

@kiwimurph The Herald does a terrible job promoting, or even linking to, their podcasts. It's moved to "Spreaker" now.

https://www.spreaker.com/show/out-of-the-box_2

[KiwiMurph]

@tim brilliant thanks!