Orie gets one-week ban
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Blue Bulls Under-21 lock Marvin Orie was handed a one-week suspension for a dangerous tackle in the team's Under-21 match against Western Province.
Orie was cited for tackling Western Province lock JD Schickerling around the neck in the third minute of the clash and pulling him backwards until both players fell to the ground.
Schickerling suffered a fractured cervical spine at the C5/C6 level during the match.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
Orie appeared before a SARU judicial committee in Pretoria.
In his findings judicial officer Tokkie van Zyl said it was highly i…
Orie was cited for tackling Western Province lock JD Schickerling around the neck in the third minute of the clash and pulling him backwards until both players fell to the ground.
Schickerling suffered a fractured cervical spine at the C5/C6 level during the match.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
Orie appeared before a SARU judicial committee in Pretoria.
In his findings judicial officer Tokkie van Zyl said it was highly i…
