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Daily Mail
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Ex-Manly star facing hefty ban for 'beyond disgraceful' act that left opponent knocked out
Former Manly Sea Eagles player Alfred Smalley has been blasted online after a shocking tackle that saw him knock out an opposition player. Smalley, 25, played two games for Manly in the NRL back in 2022. He joined Paramatta's New South Wales Cup side in 2025 and turned out for the side on Saturday during their clash against the New Zealand Warriors at Kellyville Park in Sydney. However, with eight seconds left on the clock and his side losing 22-44, Smalley flew off the line and smashed into promising full-back Taine Tuaupiki. The Warriors star, who has made 20 appearances for the club in rugby league's top flight, fell to the floor immediately, jolted by the sheer force of the brutal collision. Smalley then chose to flop his bodyweight onto the Warriors full-back, who appeared to have been knocked out cold. Absolute dog shot here to the head of Taine Tuaupiki in NSW Cup. ZERO leeway for this in our game. 10 seconds to go in the match, down by 22 points, and you fly inside two of your own defenders to try and take a guys head off. Justifiably sent off in the game but should get more. — Sam Hewat (@samhewat) June 14, 2025 Alfred Smalley appeared to knock out Taine Tuaupiki with eight seconds left to go in the Warriors' victory over the Eels in the NSW Cup on Saturday A scuffle broke out between both sets of players, while some Warriors stars rushed to the attention of Tuaupiki, who was lying prone on the ground. Smalley was subsequently handed a red card. The 25-year-old would thankfully walk off alongside medical staff after the ugly hit, which some social media users described as a 'dog shot'. Sam Hewat was one of them, with the rugby league commentator reposting the video on his X account, writing: 'Absolute dog shot here to the head of Taine Tuaupiki in NSW Cup. ZERO leeway for this in our game. 10 seconds to go in the match, down by 22 points, and you fly inside two of your own defenders to try and take a guy's head off. 'Justifiably sent off in the game but should get more.' Fans joined Hewat in their outrage at the ugly tackle. 'Diabolical,' one wrote. 'Bro wtf?' said another. One X user added: 'Shocking.' While one said: 'That's beyond disgraceful. He should have the book thrown at him.' Smalley made his NRL debut in the 2022 season for Manley against the Roosters. He'd later join up with North Sydney in the NSW Cup before going on to join Parramatta earlier this year. The victory sees the Warriors extend their lead at the top of the NSW Cup Ladder by three points over St George. The Eels, meanwhile, sit seven points adrift in third place. It is understood that Tuaupiki was cleared to board the flight home to Auckland on Saturday following the incident.
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Underhill to miss rest of Bath's season with ban
Flanker Sam Underhill will miss the rest of Bath's season after being given a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle during the club's European Challenge Cup final victory against was shown a yellow card for the head-on-head collision with Lyon full-back Davit Niniashvili in the 26th England international was cited on Monday for the incident, and an independent panel upheld the complaint that it warranted a red will be unavailable for Bath's match against Saracens on Saturday, as well as their Premiership semi-final on Friday, 6 June. He would be unavailable if the club were to reach the Premiership final at Twickenham on 14 June, and if selected for England this summer, would also be unavailable to face France on 21 June and potentially Argentina on 5 July. The tackle was reviewed by referee Hollie Davidson and the television match officials during the game, with a change in direction from Niniashvili before the collision deemed a mitigating factor to downgrade the incident from red to a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, Underhill accepted he had committed an act of foul play but did not accept it warranted a red card. The committee determined it was a mid-range offence, which would warrant a six-week ban, and downgraded it to four due to Underhill's remorse. But they were unable to reduce it further due to his prior record. The 28-year-old was given a three-week ban in April after also being sent off by Davidson during Bath's Challenge Cup quarter-final victory against Lyon in April. Underhill, who has 41 caps for England, has made 13 appearances for Bath this season.
RNZ News
28-05-2025
- Health
- RNZ News
High School bans Run It Straight games on grounds
sport health about 1 hour ago A high school has banned Run It Straight tackle games on its grounds, denouncing them as nothing more than Boys' High School told its 820 students about the ban on Monday, just hours before the life support was turned off for 19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite, who died from a head injury suffered in a game in Palmerston North at the weekend. Ryan's family today called for top sports stars to step up and warn of the risks involved. But as Jimmy Ellingham reports, it's an invitation not all are taking up.
News.com.au
23-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Is he alive?': Player lands headfirst in sickening rugby league tackle
Footage of a sickening tackle in a local rugby league game has gone viral on social media, leaving footy fans completely stunned. A video of the tackle emerged online following the game between the Campbelltown City Kangaroos and the Oakdale Wokers last weekend. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The footage, which you can watch in the video above, shows a Campbelltown player waiting under a high ball, only for an opposition player to come charging at him and tackle him out of mid-air. As a result of the illegal tackle, the player can be seen falling head first, before landing in a dangerous position on his shoulder and head. The player who copped the horrific tackle was Creedence Kelly-Donovan, the brother of former NRL playmaker Albert Kelly. Kelly-Donovan lay on the turf after successfully taking the bomb kick, but was thankfully unharmed from the ugly incident. 'At the time of the incident I felt shocked,' he told Code Sports. 'I am recovering well. Football is football. It's a contact sport and moving forward I want to get back out there and play footy.' Macarthur Rugby League Wrap shared vision of the tackle on X, posting: 'From Campbelltown City's win on the weekend against Oakdale Workers... how many weeks would you give this? Footy fans were left gobsmacked by the footage, which went viral on social media. One fan asked: 'Is he alive?' Another commented: 'Wow that is one of the worst 'tackles' I've ever seen that. Season long ban for me.' The NRL Physio account joked tongue in cheek: 'Where's he supposed to go? He can't disappear. Accidents happen. It's not his go. It only looks bad in slow motion.'
News.com.au
22-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Lands headfirst – UGLY mid-air tackle
Rugby League: A player has landed headfirst after being tackled in mid-air by an opponent in a local rugby league match.
