After his shoulder charge on Namibian Adriaan Booysen, Ethan De Groot received a red card. The New Zealand prop, who was heard today by the Independent Disciplinary Commission, will be suspended for his team’s next two matches.
Despite New Zealand’s big victory against Namibia (71-3), one shadow remained on the board, the red card received by prop Ethan De Groot, for a head tackle on Adriaan Booysen. Today the Highlanders player appeared before the disciplinary commission and now knows his sentence. The commission recognized the act of foul play, which initially earned the player a six-match suspension. But given the regrets shown by De Groot and his excellent record, the latter reduced the sentence by 50%, or 3 suspension matches.
Ethan De Groot having agreed to follow the World Rugby tackling training program (just like Tom Curry), will see his suspension reduced from three to two games. The pillar will therefore miss the match against Italy on September 29 and Uruguay on October 5. He could well take part in any final stages of his team.
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