Teddy Thomas and Ronan O'Gara handed suspensions
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Rochelais Teddy Thomas and Ronan O'Gara were suspended by the disciplinary committee following the match against Racing 92. If the Irish manager received only a light sanction, the maritime winger will miss the next few weeks of competition.
The LNR disciplinary committee has ruled: Teddy Thomas will miss the next few weeks of competition with Stade Rochelais. Suspended five weeks after his red card received against Racing 92, the winger was found responsible for "dangerous play". As a reminder, the former Ile-de-France resident was guilty of a "tie" on Ile-de-France scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec during the La Rochelle - Racing 92 meeting on November 26 ( 32-10 ). “It is the upper level of the severity scale which was retained, i.e. a suspension of 10 weeks ,” informs the press release, which specifies that the sanction was reduced by five weeks after taking into account the mitigating circumstances. Thomas could also benefit from the 'Head Contact Process' awareness program, which allows the sanction to be reduced by one week if the program is successful. If this is the case, he could apply for his team's last match of the year, and not least, against Stade Toulouse on Saturday December 30 at the Marcel Deflandre stadium.
La Rochelle wing Teddy Thomas suspended for 5 games for this tackle, for which he was red-carded against Racing.
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) December 7, 2023
High-end entry point of 10 games.
50% mitigation for "recognition of facts, expression of remorse, conduct before and during hearing, clean disciplinary record." pic.twitter.com/8ls4Dj3kuI
His manager Ronan O'Gara was also summoned before the disciplinary committee following his behavior during the match against Racing. He was punished with a one-week suspension on the grounds of “ indiscipline ” and “ nervousness ”. The Irishman will be requalified on December 11, 2023. In a column published in the Irish Examiner , the Stade Rochelais coach contested this call-up . " I was summoned to appear in court for what is roundly called "bad behavior". If all the coaches of the Top 14 were accused of "bad conduct" every time they questioned or commented on a decision wrong, they wouldn't have time to do anything else during the week."
