Paris (AFP)
Second row New Zealander Scott Barrett was suspended for three weeks for a violent shoulder load during the match against Australia on Saturday, and will miss the decisive match of the Bledisloe Cup against the Wallabies.
The All Blacks, reigning world champions, were rolled by Australia (47-26), on Matchday 3 of the Rugby Championship on Saturday, just over a month from the start of the 2019 World Cup in Japan. (September 20th-November 2nd).
Barrett was ruled out in the 40th minute for a shot on Michael Hopper.
He could have been suspended for six weeks, but the Sanzaar Disciplinary Committee (the body that manages the rights of the Rugby Championship, ed) has opted for a smaller sentence based on the remorse expressed by the New Zealander and his behavior. usually exemplary.
"Barrett is suspended from any match for three weeks until September 1st," the court said in a statement on Tuesday.
The suspension will make him miss the second match of the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday in Auckland, but will allow him to take part in the preparation match for the World Cup against Tonga on 7 September.
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