Scotland v Australia: Samu Kerevi banned, Joseph Suaalii set to return: Planet Rugby

Joseph Suaalii is set to return to Joe Schmidt’s starting line-up for the Wallabies’ final two tour matches against Scotland and Ireland following the suspension of experienced midfielder Samu Kerevi.

Suaalii made his debut against England in his first game in professional rugby union since his switch from the league, after surprisingly being featured outside centre.

Despite his man of the match performance of Australia Victory against England at Twickenham, suaalii He was placed on the bench in the match against Wales. crawfish Coming into the first XV.

The 31-year-old made his 50th Test appearance against Wales but his game was cut short when he crashed into winger Jac Morgan and made head-on contact with the back-rower.

The incident was sent for review by the foul play review officer who immediately received a yellow card, who upgraded the tackle to a 20-minute red card.

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Kerevi appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee, which upheld his red card and suspended him for three matches; This means he will miss the Wallabies’ final two international matches in November.

“The Disciplinary Committee upheld the red card issued to the player and, applying World Rugby’s sanctions provisions, decided that a mid-range entry point of six weeks/match was appropriate. In light of the player’s admission of foul play and other mitigating factors such as his clean disciplinary record, remorse and good conduct, they reduced the penalty by a full 50%, thus reducing the final sanction to three. weeks/matches,” it was stated in the statement that the suspension was approved.

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Kerevi will also be able to attend World Rugby’s Coaching Intervention Program (aka tackle school) which will allow him to reduce his suspension by another week, meaning he is unlikely to miss any matches for Japanese club Urayasu D-Rocks.

Head coach Schmidt will have to make a change to his midfield for Sunday’s clash against Scotland at Murrayfield, which could lead to Len Ikitau and Suaalii being combined once again.

Schmidt could also turn to Josh Flook or Hamish Stewart, who joined the Wallabies squad during the tour after initially missing out on selection. While Flook was linked to the team following the withdrawal of Hunter Paisami, Stewart was called up in anticipation of Kerevi’s suspension.

Australia are chasing their first Northern Hemisphere Grand Slam since 1984 after defeating England and Wales in their first two games with Scotland and Ireland closing out 2024.

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