PARIS: Fiji's Seremaia Bai has been suspended for one week for a dangerous tackle during the World Cup quarter-final against South Africa, tournament organisers said yesterday.
Bai, who played at flyhalf in Fiji's 37-20 defeat in Marseille on Sunday, had been cited on Monday for the tackle on Danie Rossouw in which he made contact with the South African number eight's head.
The Fijian could have been suspended for two weeks but a previously unblemished record in a long career playing club rugby in a number of countries was taken into account.
Because Fiji were eliminated, the week's ban will end on Oct. 28, taking in the weekend of Oct. 27-28 when Bai would have returned to action for French championship runners-up Clermont. – Reuters
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