Australia winger Hodge banned for three matches for dangerous tackle
Reece Hodge, who may appeal the decision, will be free to play again in the knockout stages should Australia progress
25 September 2019 - 16:38
Tokyo — Australia winger Reece Hodge will miss three World Cup matches after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato at a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.
Hodge’s no-arms tackle caught the Fijian flanker in the head in the 26th minute of the Pool D opener in Sapporo on Saturday but the Wallabies back was cleared of an offence by the match day officials...
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