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Los Pumas flyhalf banned for intimidating ref

Los Pumas flyhalf banned for intimidating ref

Argentina flyhalf Tomás Albornoz will miss Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Buenos Aires after being suspended for confronting referee Angus Gardner.

The 28-year-old has copped a four-match ban for the incident which followed a 31-24 Nations Championship defeat against England in Santiago del Estero. tr-sport.click

Los Pumas made a desperate attempt at a comeback in the closing minutes of the loss, but Gardner, after prolonged consultation with the TMO, disallowed a late try by Bautista Delguy that would have led to a conversion that could have secured a draw for Argentina.

Flyhalf Albornoz had to be physically restrained by a coaching staff member and then a teammate as he remonstrated with the referee and threw the ball into the ground after the final whistle.

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A World Rugby statement issued on Wednesday said a disciplinary committee found Albornoz “accepted his conduct, taken as a whole, was intimidatory”.

The committee said the contact with the referee, while limited, occurred in the context of disputing a match official’s decision and formed part of an overall course of intimidatory conduct.

Albornoz’s early acceptance of the charge, his undertakings to issue public and private written apologies, and his previously clear disciplinary record, led the committee to impose a four-match suspension.

Albornoz will now miss Argentina’s clash against the Boks on 8 August and two Tests with the Wallabies on 29 August and 5 September.

He has also been banned from French side Toulon’s match against La Rochelle on 12 September.

– AFP

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League Cup : Morgan Guilavogui brille, mais le Real Salt Lake tombe aux tirs au but

L’attaquant guinéen Morgan Guilavogui s’est une nouvelle fois montré décisif, malgré l’élimination du Real Salt Lake face aux Mexicains du Tigres UANL.

Dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, le Real Salt Lake se déplaçait sur la pelouse du Tigres UANL dans le cadre du premier tour de la League Cup nord-américaine.

Au terme d’une rencontre disputée, les deux équipes se sont neutralisées à l’issue du temps réglementaire (1-1). Les Mexicains ont finalement décroché leur qualification lors de la séance de tirs au but, remportée sur le score de 6 tirs à 5.

Malgré la défaite de son équipe, Morgan Guilavogui a laissé son empreinte sur la rencontre en délivrant une passe décisive dès la 16e minute sur l’unique réalisation du Real Salt Lake.

Avec cette nouvelle offrande, l’international guinéen porte son bilan à un but et cinq passes décisives en 15 apparitions toutes compétitions confondues cette saison.

Une prestation encourageante de plus pour Guilavogui, qui confirme son importance dans l’animation offensive du Real Salt Lake et poursuit sa montée en puissance au sein de la formation américaine.

A. Diouma Bah

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Newcastle dément pour Hadj Moussa

Alors que plusieurs médias annonçaient un accord total entre Anis Hadj Moussa et Newcastle pour un contrat de cinq ans, la réalité est tout autre. Le directeur sportif des Magpies, Ross Wilson, a fermement démenti ces informations dans une déclaration accordée à 365 Scores. Le responsable du club anglais a assuré qu’aucun accord ni négociation […]

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