The glaring inconsistencies of the SANZAR citing and judiciary system are cause for concern according to the Sydney Morning Herald's Greg Growden.
"...Tackles more dangerous than the one which will put Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper out of Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup match have been overlooked.
"While Cooper's appeal over his two-match suspension was dismissed last night, meaning he will also miss Saturday week's Bledisloe Cup match in Christchurch, other notable players have got away with considerably more alarming tackles. The Herald can reveal Hurricanes and All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu received only a yellow card for a dangerous spear tackle on Cheetahs captain Juan Smith in a Super 14 match in Bloemfontein last March, and was not cited.
"This is just one of four tackles of a similar nature in the past two Super 14 seasons, in which players were either guilty of lifting a player in the tackle, or making a spear tackle, receiving just a yellow card, and with no further action by the citing commissioner."
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