Lions' Sheehan cited for foul play in third Wallabies Test / Photo: Saeed KHAN - AFP
Lions' Sheehan cited for foul play in third Wallabies Test
British and Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan was cited Sunday for foul play over an incident in the third Test against Australia that flattened Wallabies playmaker Tom Lynagh.
The Irish hooker charged into the breakdown during the first half of the clash in Sydney that the hosts won 22-12, appearing to elbow Lynagh in the head.
It was missed by the referee and television match official (TMO), despite Lynagh leaving the field for a head injury assessment which he failed.
But World Rugby took note.
"British and Irish Lions player Dan Sheehan will have a citing complaint reviewed by an Independent Foul Play Review Committee after being cited by the independent citing commissioner Adrien Menez for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.20 (a)," it said in a statement.
The case was due to be considered later Sunday.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt admitted he too missed the incident when asked about it immediately after the match.
"We didn't see Tom's incident, and it was probably a little bit later that we got a glimpse of it, and that's all I've seen so far," he said.
"There's always a difficulty for a TMO. He's watching the main TV broadcast, and then if he doesn't pick it up there, then he doesn't access the other angles because everything's happening so quickly."
The Sydney Test was played in atrocious weather, with plenty of other collateral damage.
Lions skipper Maro Itoje also failed a concussion test while Lions lock James Ryan was taken off after being knocked out while making a tackle.
P.Mitchell--EWJ
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