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Joel Capricorn



Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:17 am
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England fined $24,000
By Bret Harris and wires
October 31, 2003

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,7722029-29160,00.html

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ENGLAND were last night fined £10,000 ($24,000) for fielding an extra man in their 35-22 win over Samoa, while the team's trainer David Reddin copped a two-match ban for his involvement in "Lugergate".

England's '16th man' Dan Luger on the field.

The fine is small punishment for the Rugby Football Union, which has spent millions on England's preparation for the tournament.

Winger Dan Luger made an unauthorised appearance for England late in the Pool C match at Melbourne's Telstra Dome on Sunday.

He took the field while centre Mike Tindall was being treated for cramp, giving England 16 players as the match went into injury time with England ahead 35-22.

He was on the field for 34 seconds and a made a tackle before being told to leave. There were calls for England's match points to be docked, but the incident was without precedent so there was no scale of punishment in the tournament rules.


Who thinks they should have received a tougher penalty? Personally, I do, it is blatant cheating, so why should they only receive a slap on the wrist? I reckon they should have lost points for the game.
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Joe 



Joined: 01 Jun 2003
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:20 pm
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Thi is a very soft punishment for such an offence.
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