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Published 12:38 12 Oct 2019 BST
Updated 12:55 12 Oct 2019 BST
Credit: World Rugby (via RTE Player)[/caption]
The collision, with the Samoan outhalf dropping to his knees, looked bad in real-time and the slow-motion replays did Aki no favours. There was no bite or intent to the hit but Aki's attempt to wrap his arms came after the shoulder to head contact.
Here is the video in full, courtesy of eir Sport:
https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/1182980630629494784
It could be argued that Seuteni dipped slightly but Aki was reckless, all the same, and he knew himself that he had erred. As the Samoa 10 was splayed on the pitch, Aki put his hand up in apology.
He would have been hoping for a talking to, or a yellow card at most, but referee Nic Berry had made his mind up. Conferring with the TMO, he said:
"Direct contact to head with high degree of force. I'm not seeing enough to mitigate it down [to a yellow]."Aki cut a distraught figure as he headed off the field of play and left Ireland with just 14 men with over 50 minutes to play. Seuteni was subbed off for Tusi Pisi and did not return after his Head Injury Assessment. For Aki, that could be his World Cup over as a ban for a mid-range dangerous tackle is six to eight weeks. Even if that ban is cut in half, Aki could miss the next three weeks, should Ireland last that long. World Rugby does not allow replacements for suspended players. SUBSCRIBE HERE TO BAZ & ANDREW'S HOUSE OF RUGBY: https://playpodca.st/house-of-rugby-ie The latest episode sees Barry Murphy, Andrew Trimble and Jerry Flannery take on all the latest from the Rugby World Cup and discuss Ireland typhoon worries.
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