Jaque Fourie appealed his suspension of four weeks for a dangerous spear tackle on Ma’a Nonu that happened in the Tri-Nations encounter between the All Blacks and the Springboks last weekend and the SANZAR Appeals Committee comprising of Terry Willis (Australia, Chairman), Bruce Squire QC (NZ) and Jannie Lubbe SC (South Africa) convened to discuss the matter.

The Committee, after hearing submissions from Aaron Lloyd, Counsel for the player, and reviewing all the available evidence, upheld the decision that the tackle in question was a lifting tackle and in breach of IRB Law 10.4 (i).

While upholding the decision as to the breach, the Committee found that in all the circumstances the penalty was inappropriate and amended the sanction so that the player was suspended from 14 September up to and including 3 October 2009.

Fourie will be unavailable for two Absa Currie Cup matches, on 26 September and 3 October.

Source: sarugby.co.za

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