Edinburgh hooker Aleki Lutui has been given a two-week suspension for a reckless tackle on Tom Smith during Saturday’s 44-10 defeat at Ospreys.
Lutui was cited after appearing to catch Smith near the face with a swinging arm as he was brought down at a ruck.
bbc
Wednesday’s hearing in Dublin concluded the challenge had been “reckless rather than intentional”.
Ospreys have since confirmed that Smith has a suspected dislocated knee.
Tonga international Lutui, 35, moved to Edinburgh in the summer, having spent seven seasons at Worcester. ENDS
Aleki Lutui will be free to play again from Monday 7 October, but can still appeal against the sentence.
Suspended Edinburgh hooker Aleki Lutui
Looked quite nasty, although only a brief clip of it seen, so maybe he has got lucky with just two weeks ban.
In the same game Ospreys Justin Tipuric got a yellow card for a tip tackle, but not sure if he has had to appear before the committee, or been handed any further punishment.
3 @ Bullscot:
Just checked, Tipuric is listed to start on Saturday against Connacht, so the yellow card must have been deemed sufficient for the tip tackle.
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