Swain will miss Australia’s next three internationals following the incident in which All Black Quinn Tupaea suffered a serious knee injury
He was also named in the squad for next month’s Australia A tour of Japan, which might have made him available for the full national team earlier had the suspension been based on a certain number of matches, but any controversy over that selection is now moot since his ban is based on time.
Swain was found guilty of a “reckless or dangerous” act, which the chair of the judicial committee, Andre Oosthuizen SC, said met the threshold for a red card.After the Test, the All Blacks coach, Ian Foster, said: “We’ve got a player who’s probably out for nine months and you’re not allowed to target legs on the side at cleanout past the ball. The rules are pretty clear.”“I’m not convinced about Darcy’s [yellow card],” Rennie said. “It was certainly nothing intentional.
In better news for the Wallabies, Cadeyrn Neville has made a full recovery from his knee injury picked up against England and will start in the second row in Auckland.
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