For a dangerous tackle on the opposing scrum half Ivan Van Zyl, last Sunday during the defeat at home against the Saracens, the third wing line of the Stade Français Sekou Macalou received Thursday of three weeks of suspension.
The Stade Français will have to wait until the start of 2025 and the 3rd day of Champions Cup to find Sekou Macalou (29). The third wing line of the Stade Français was sanctioned for a dangerous tackle, last Sunday on the lawn of the Jean-Bouin stadium during the defeat of the Parisians at home against the Saracens (28-17) on behalf of the 2nd day of Champions Cup. Macalou, already expelled by referee Hollie Davidson at the time after this illegal intervention on the opposing scrum half Ivan Van Zyl when the match had started for about twenty minutes only, received three games of suspension.
The images first see the French international irregularly crochet the South African before placing him then shoulder forward. A gesture that earned the former Massy player to be summoned this Thursday before the Independent Disciplinary Committee of the EPCR. After initially decided to suspend Macalou for six weeks, the members finally brought his sanction to three weeks of suspension. The body explains in a statement published at the exit of this hearing.
Macalou will return against Northampton
“The disciplinary committee has chosen six weeks as an appropriate entry point. No aggravating factor was present and, on the basis of the attenuating circumstances presented on behalf of the player, a reduction of three weeks was applied to the point of six weeks. The player was therefore suspended for three weeks ”.
The third line will be able to reconnect with competition on January 6, and more specifically on the 11th of this month, with the arrival of the English of Northampton in Champions Cup (3rd day). In the meantime, he will miss the next three meetings of his team in Top 14, against Perpignan, Toulouse and against Bordeaux-Bègles. Since the start of the season, the Ile -de -France has played eight championship games, including three as a holder (three tests).
