Former Wallaby slammed for comments on ‘poor CJ Stander’ lift

Under World Rugby's Regulation 17.25.3 (b), the combination of the yellow card and post-match citation means that the incident must be treated as a red card and therefore go to a disciplinary hearing where Folau received a one-game ban for the challenge.

"A World Rugby judicial panel has handed Wallabies fullback Israel Folau a one-match suspension at a hearing in Sydney tonight," Rugby Australia said. "Folau will appeal the decision, however if the suspension is upheld on appeal the 29-year-old will miss Friday night's top-of-the-table Australian Conference clash with the Melbourne Rebels."

Hoiles wrote on his Twitter account that World Rugby have suspended a player for winning the ball and questioned what lengths the sport's governing body would go to next to protect players from injury. https://twitter.com/stevehoiles/status/1011917890612629504 Hoiles was widely criticised for his remarks which follow on from former Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell's recent criticism of referee Pascal Gaüzère for yellow carding Folau. https://twitter.com/iseultcody/status/1011997606808117249 https://twitter.com/BHHooker/status/1011996731951734785 https://twitter.com/andymcgeady/status/1011968915000479746 https://twitter.com/nkeegan/status/1011992642731855873 https://twitter.com/MintyMagic23/status/1011942957895700480 Stander admitted that he probably should have done a better job at protecting his Munster and Ireland teammate but that Folau's athletic ability made retrieving restarts quite challenging.