Chris Hala'ufia huge hit then red card for shoving player's head into the dirt

Hard hitting London Welsh number eight Chris Hala'ufia today faces a discplinary hearing for the straight red card he was shown when his side took on Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership recently.

It was the same match in which he tackled a streaker.


Tongan born Hala'ufia has a bit of history with big tackles, and his discplinary record will no doubt work against him when it comes to sanctioning in front of the RFU hearing.


Despite the big hit appearing to have caused most of the damage, he has actually been charged with striking an opponent, contrary to Law 10.

4 (a).


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