NSW Waratahs' Horne banned for one week

AAP
March 31, 2014, 1:44 pm


NSW Waratahs winger Rob Horne has copped a one-week suspension ruling him out of Saturday's match against the Stormers in Cape Town.

Horne was suspended for a dangerous tackle by SANZAR duty judicial officer Jannie Lubbe after pleading guilty, having been cited over his high swinging arm which caught Sharks centre on the jaw at the weekend.

Rubbing further salt into the Waratahs' wounds from their ill-tempered loss to the Sharks in Durban, Steyn escaped with an "off-field yellow card" after being cited for a backslamming tackle that left Kurtley Beale dazed.

While the Waratahs lose Horne for the clash with the Stormers, they expect to be able to select star fullback Israel Folau who missed the Sharks clash due to a knock to the throat suffered against the Melbourne Rebels in their previous match.

They're also expecting Beale to be fit to play.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...-for-one-week/

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NSW Waratahs winger Rob Horne

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Winger?

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Originally Posted by Sheikh

Winger?

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Maybe it was supposed to be whinger?

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Originally Posted by Sheikh

Winger?

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He played wing against the sharks.

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Originally Posted by GAFFA

He played wing against the sharks.

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Fair enough. I didn't catch the game but have always seen him play centre and am surprised he's quick enough for the wing.

Both penalties seem pretty fair to me, Horne's swinging arm was agricultural and I was astounded that he didn't get binned. The back slam on Beale was probably about yellow card material, there was also a high-ish tackle by the Stormers in the second half, neither of which could be fairly acted upon in light of the Horne "decision"