England hooker Amy Cokayne has been suspended for Saturday’s Girls’s Six Nations recreation in opposition to Eire at Twickenham, having been proven a crimson card in opposition to Scotland final week.Â
Cokayne was dismissed within the fifty fifth minute of England’s 46-0 win over Scotland, having been proven two yellows for harmful tackles.
World Rugby and the Girls’s Six Nations confirmed Cokayne’s actions had been worthy of a crimson card offence, and she or he has been handed a one-game suspension, lowered from two weeks as a result of full 50 per cent mitigation utilized relating to her prior disciplinary file.
The outcome means Cokayne – who had solely simply returned from damage – will miss England’s recreation with Eire at Twickenham, in what’s simply the second standalone ladies’s Check on the venue and more likely to be performed out in entrance of round 50,000 followers.
“England No 2, Amy Cokayne, right this moment [Wednesday] appeared earlier than an impartial Disciplinary Committee through video hyperlink having acquired a crimson card as the results of two yellow playing cards issued for offences opposite to Legal guidelines 9.13 and 9.18 within the match between Scotland and England on Saturday thirteenth April 2024,” a World Rugby assertion learn.
“Having accepted that the acts of foul play justified the crimson card and by making use of World Rugby’s sanctioning provisions, the Disciplinary Committee decided {that a} two-week entry level was applicable with the total 50 per cent mitigation utilized, lowering the sanction to at least one week.
“The suspension will cowl the next match: 20 April 2024 – England vs Eire, Six Nations.”
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England head coach John Mitchell was requested if he had any complaints post-match, and replied: “No. Finish of the day we encourage the ladies to play on the sting. Typically you get it proper and typically you do not. Amy has simply come again.
“I assume it simply creates consciousness for all of us that we acquired to guarantee that we get our sort out top proper. I assumed her first card was a little bit bit tough I believe as a result of the participant did return to security in that occasion, so it in all probability deserved a penalty however yeah, we are going to be taught from the sort out top.”
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