27 Jul 2010

Wallabies appeal severity of Cooper's ban

3:35 pm on 27 July 2010

SANZAR will hear the Wallabies appeal on Wednesday against the severity of Quade Cooper's two-match suspension.

The Wallabies first five was suspended for two games for a dangerous tackle on his opposite number Morne Steyn in last weekend's Tri-Nations match against the Springboks, and the Wallabies have expressed their concern about the severity of the ban.

As it stands, Cooper would miss the next two Tri-Nations Tests against the All Blacks.

Also last Saturday night, the Springboks centre Jacques Fourie received a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle, but he'll miss only one Tri-Nations test.