{"id":340913,"date":"2023-10-22T06:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T06:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=340913"},"modified":"2023-10-22T08:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:01:25","slug":"questions-over-fiji-as-ugly-act-mars-scrappy-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=340913","title":{"rendered":"Questions over Fiji as ugly act mars scrappy win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiji<\/a> forward K\ufeffitione Kautoga will have a case to answer after he was sent to the sin bin for dangerous contact in his side's 22-18 win against the Cook Islands during the two nations' Pacific Champinships clash on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The high shot left Rhys Dakin heavily concussed with the interchange forward leaving the field.<\/p>\n

"He leant into the contact and just copped a shoulder right to the face," Billy Slater<\/a> said on Nine's coverage.<\/p>\n

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Cameron Smith<\/a> also foreshadowed the inevitable decision from referee Ashley Klein<\/a>. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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"He did lower his level slightly and it's direct contact … Kautoga may be in strife," he said.<\/p>\n

While Kautoga's hit left Dakin dazed, Paul Gallen<\/a> didn't believe the hit was intentional. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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"Definitely a sin bin these days, it was pretty forceful, the player did lower his body, I think it was accidental … (worthy of) 10 minutes in the bin that's for sure," he said at half-time.<\/p>\n

Cook Islands were leading 6-4 at the time, with Kautoga leaving the field in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\n

\"Sivo's<\/p>\n

The Karmichael Hunt-coached side couldn't make their opponents pay though, with the score staying the same at half-time following tries to Esan Masters for Cook Islands and Maika Sivo for Fiji. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Both sides then showed their attacking power in the second half, running in five tries overall.<\/p>\n

Cook Islands' Esom Ioka extended his side's lead straight after the break, however Tigers star Jahream Bula then scored in the 55th minute to keep Fiji in striking distance.<\/p>\n

Waqa Blake put Fiji in the lead 12 minutes later. The Cook Islands weren't done though as Isaiah Cooper-Tetevano crashed over through the middle to change the lead.<\/p>\n

\"Klein<\/p>\n

Rookie of the year Sunia Turuva managed to grab the match-winner though in the 74th minute, sending his teammates into a crazy frenzy.<\/p>\n

Despite their victory, Gallen wasn't impressed by Fiji. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"Fiji got away with it, I did not expect it to be that close\ufeff … I just didn't think they showed the Cook Islands enough respect in the opening half," he said at full-time.<\/p>\n

Kautoga won't be the only player to appear on the judiciary sheet with Mikaele Ravalawa also put on report<\/a> for a high shot in the first three minutes. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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