Ardie Savea

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Ardie Savea: All Blacks and Hurricanes star 'accepts' ban for throat ... (planetrugby.com)

Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland has discussed Ardie Savea's suspension after the All Black was banned for one week following a throat-slit gesture.

“I don’t think there was any one thing, it was just a combination of how everything unfolded there with people running in from both sides and a bit of adrenaline going, but as we’ve said, there’s no excuse for where we got to at the end of it.” “He accepted it pretty much straight away. “As Ards said after the game he accepted he did something he shouldn’t have done so the one-week is the sanction, and Ardie was sorry, and we just have to get on with accepting that and get on with what comes next.” [Hurricanes](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/hurricanes) could use this chance to give Savea one of his mandatory rest weeks, but they want him to stay in camp and help the team prepare for their huge [Super Rugby Pacific](https://www.planetrugby.com/tournament/super-rugby) clash with the Blues. “I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t make a mistake and that is what has happened with someone who is a great leader and a great inspiration for our boys.” “I’m aligned with him on that and to get the one-week sanction is the way it is and we accept it.

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Jason Holland: Savea has accepted throat-slitting sanction (Irish Examiner)

The Hurricanes coach said he was not sure what led to Savea making the threatening gesture at Louwrens as he walked off to the sin bin.

"Ardie was sorry and we just have to get on with accepting that and get on with what comes next." "He accepted it pretty much straight away. "I’m aligned with him on that and to get the one-week sanction is the way it is and we accept it.

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Ardie Savea suspended from playing for a week (eNCA)

Former All Blacks winger John Kirwan spoke out saying Ardie Savea was being punished harshly considering that the same gesture is often used in the haka.

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All Black Savea receives week ban for "throat slitting" gesture (Insidethegames.biz)

New Zealand All Black Ardie Savea has been banned for a week after making a "throat slitting" gesture during his club Wellington Hurricanes' Super Rugby ...

"We're trying to clean up the game, there's no excuse for me, I've got to be better," Savea admitted. "We're in the heat of the moment and that's out of character for me, so I put my hand up first and apologise for that." "You're then re-escalating that by grabbing somebody and pushing them to the ground," the referee told Savea as he produced the yellow card.

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