He knows the sanction … and he is doing well! The pillar of Bordeaux-Bègles Jefferson Poirot was suspended two weeks after his altercation with the 3rd English line of Northampton Henry Pollock at the end of the Champions Cup final (victoire 28-20), the main competition of clubs rugby in Europe. A less heavy than feared sanction which will not deprive it of the final phases of Top 14.
Poirot had been quoted by the commissioner for the quotation of the meeting Tim Lowry for having committed an act contrary to the sporting spirit towards Pollock just after the final whistle.
The left pillar was suspected to have tightened Pollock throatknown both for his talent and his arrogance, in a dangerous way and likely to cause him a serious injury.
Poirot, who was heard in videoconferencing Thursday by an independent disciplinary committee, admitted to having committed an act of unfair playing which deserved a red card.
The commission estimated that the offense corresponded to the weak degree of the World Rugby sanctions scale, namely 4 weeks, reduced to two because the French player recognized the facts and benefits from a good disciplinary locker “.
“It is a collective awkwardness, he came to support his friends … We are going to be very united with him,” reacted Yannick Bru compared to his player in Sud-Ouest.
Requalified from June 9, the 32-year-old will miss the next two days of Top 14 against Toulon and Vannes but will be available again for the dam or for the semi-final that the UBB will play.
