North Harbour's Ethan Roots suspended for one match
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North Harbour will play without Ethan Roots in their Bayleys National Sevens bowl semifinal against Bay of Plenty after he was sanctioned for a dangerous tackle.
Roots was red-carded by referee Mike Lash during his team's 19-12 win over South Canterbury at Rotorua International Stadium this morning.
He was sent off after tackling a South Canterbury player in the air.
A Judicial Officer Helen Morgan called the tackle dangerous but there was no serious injury to the South Canterbury player, with Roots' good record and his remorse, the Judicial Officer deemed a one-match suspension sufficient sanction.
Roots will sit out his team's bowl semifinal at 2:15pm, but will be eligible to play the Bowl Final if his team qualifies.