British and Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan will face an Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) after his clearout on Tom Lynagh.<\/p>\n
Sheehan escaped punishment for his actions in the first half when he flew into a ruck and made contact with the head of the Wallabies fly-half.<\/p>\n
The hooker\u2019s right arm was tucked, and the pivot was in a defenceless position, which resulted in a nasty-looking clearout with his shoulder.<\/p>\n
Dan Sheehan cited<\/p>\n
TMO Marius Jonker surprisingly missed the incident and failed to alert referee Nika Amashukeli even when Lynagh was forced off the pitch and replaced by Ben Donaldson in the 33rd minute.<\/p>\n
A failed HIA meant that the Wallabies<\/a> playmaker would not return to the pitch in the second half.<\/p>\n While Sheehan was not punished for his actions during the match, World Rugby have confirmed that he has been cited by independent citing commissioner Adrien Menez.<\/p>\n \u201cBritish & Irish Lions<\/a> player Dan Sheehan<\/a> will have a citing complaint reviewed by an Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) after being cited by the independent citing commissioner Adrien Menez for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.20 (a),\u201d the World Rugby statement read.<\/p>\n \u201cIn line with World Rugby\u2019s expedited off-field sanction process, Sheehan\u2019s case will be considered by the on-duty Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) comprising Wang Shao-ing (chair), Val Toma and Mike Mika on Sunday, 3 August 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n Australian anger over another controversial Lions clearout as officials \u2018unforgivably\u2019 miss \u2018so dangerous\u2019 hit that led to HIA<\/a><\/p>\n Comment: Wallabies \u2018turn up the niggle\u2019 to bully the British and Irish Lions and deny Andy Farrell\u2019s men legendary status<\/a><\/p>\n Law 9.20 (a) states that \u201cA player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul.\u201d<\/p>\n If found guilty, Sheehan will be banned in accordance with the following sanction entry points.<\/p>\n Low-end: 2 weeks\/matches https:\/\/t.co\/lmduYjvZPm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/M5q2HF9ywx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steve Lenthall (@steve_l15) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Joe Schmidt\u2019s take<\/p>\n Speaking after the 22-12 victory over the Lions, Wallabies boss Joe Schmidt was asked about the incident in his press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t really had a good look at it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got massive respect for Dan. There\u2019s a few things like that that will happen in a really physical contest.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us with Tom, he is still a young kid and we\u2019ll try to look after him and make sure that he\u2019s fully fit on the back of getting that knock. But I had a good chat to him after the game and he\u2019s pretty resilient.<\/p>\n \u201cIn live, we didn\u2019t see [the] incident, and it was probably a little bit later that we got a glimpse of it, and that\u2019s all I\u2019ve seen so far. I\u2019d rather not comment on it until I\u2019ve seen it but there\u2019s always a difficulty for a TMO, I guess. He\u2019s watching in the main, the TV broadcast and then if he doesn\u2019t pick it up there, then he doesn\u2019t access the other angles because everything\u2019s happening so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Joe Schmidt delighted as Wallabies bounce back from \u2018rocky old week\u2019 to get the better of British & Irish Lions<\/a><\/p>\n
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