VETERAN CARDIFF CENTRE Rey Lee-Lo has been handed a four-match ban for his red-card challenge on Connacht’s Shayne Bolton during Saturday’s URC fixture in the Welsh capital.
Connacht’s eventual 16-12 victory at Cardiff Arms Park was aided somewhat by Lee-Lo’s sending off just before the quarter-hour mark.
Andrea Piardi determined that the 38-year-old could and should have been lower in his body position as he made direct head contact with Connacht wing Bolton. Piardi and his officials quickly agreed that Lee-Lo’s challenge involved a high degree of danger and lacked any mitigating factors.
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Bolton, meanwhile, left the field for treatment and was replaced by Tom Farrell.
During the resultant disciplinary process this week, Lee-Lo accepted to judicial officer Achille Reali that his challenge had warranted a red card.
A mid-range entry of six weeks was increased to seven due to Lee-Lo’s previous sanctions for dangerous tackles (one for Samoa against Russia during the 2019 World Cup, and another for Cardiff in a Welsh derby with Dragons during the 2021/22 URC campaign).
A seven-game ban was reduced to four, however, on account of Lee-Lo’s “acceptance of guilt, immediate remorse and apology”.
Lee-Lo will be ruled out for Leinster’s visit to Cardiff on 2 March as well as Cardiff’s trip in the opposite direction to face Munster on 30 March.
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Cardiff's Rey Lee-Lo receives four-game ban for high hit on Connacht's Shayne Bolton
VETERAN CARDIFF CENTRE Rey Lee-Lo has been handed a four-match ban for his red-card challenge on Connacht’s Shayne Bolton during Saturday’s URC fixture in the Welsh capital.
Connacht’s eventual 16-12 victory at Cardiff Arms Park was aided somewhat by Lee-Lo’s sending off just before the quarter-hour mark.
Andrea Piardi determined that the 38-year-old could and should have been lower in his body position as he made direct head contact with Connacht wing Bolton. Piardi and his officials quickly agreed that Lee-Lo’s challenge involved a high degree of danger and lacked any mitigating factors.
Bolton, meanwhile, left the field for treatment and was replaced by Tom Farrell.
During the resultant disciplinary process this week, Lee-Lo accepted to judicial officer Achille Reali that his challenge had warranted a red card.
A mid-range entry of six weeks was increased to seven due to Lee-Lo’s previous sanctions for dangerous tackles (one for Samoa against Russia during the 2019 World Cup, and another for Cardiff in a Welsh derby with Dragons during the 2021/22 URC campaign).
A seven-game ban was reduced to four, however, on account of Lee-Lo’s “acceptance of guilt, immediate remorse and apology”.
Lee-Lo will be ruled out for Leinster’s visit to Cardiff on 2 March as well as Cardiff’s trip in the opposite direction to face Munster on 30 March.
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