{"id":47805,"date":"2025-09-16T12:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/player-gets-12-match-ban-for-biting-opponent-in-womens-rugby-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:50:44","slug":"player-gets-12-match-ban-for-biting-opponent-in-womens-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/player-gets-12-match-ban-for-biting-opponent-in-womens-rugby-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Player gets 12-match ban for biting opponent in Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>France flanker Axelle Berthoumieu admitted to biting Ireland&#8217;s Aoife Wafer in their Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal but appealed her 12-match suspension on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>France captain Mana\u00e9 Feleu was also appealing a three-game suspension which also threatens to rule her out of the World Cup semifinal against England and the final or bronze final.<\/p>\n<p>Berthoumieu&#8217;s admission occurred in a foul play review hearing. The panel said she accepted her bite was worthy of a red card and the off-field citing was warranted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/57f0b0b0-3355-43a3-9e16-0b3e5ebd88d4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6b0d62acd8ff814953073c44ceb9d5b6\/gettyimages-2235356803.jpg#\" alt=\"France v Ireland - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Quarter Final \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/57f0b0b0-3355-43a3-9e16-0b3e5ebd88d4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6b0d62acd8ff814953073c44ceb9d5b6\/gettyimages-2235356803.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/57f0b0b0-3355-43a3-9e16-0b3e5ebd88d4\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/5d19dc348caf94b023870ea27ada3910\/gettyimages-2235356803.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Aoife Wafer of Ireland is tackled by Axelle Berthoumieu and Charlotte Escudero of France during the Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup 2025 Quarter Final match between France and Ireland at Sandy Park on September 14, 2025 in Exeter, England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alex Davidson &#8211; World Rugby\/World Rugby via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No action was taken against her on the field at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Wafer accused Berthoumieu of biting her arm during France&#8217;s 18-13 win on Sunday in Exeter. The referee referred it to the Television Match Official to review footage.<\/p>\n<p>France were trailing 13-0 at the time of the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/ce840y83yjko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC News<\/a>. Footage immediately after the incident showed Wafer looking at her arm, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world.rugby\/news\/1015582\/independent-disciplinary-process-update-axelle-berthoumieu-and-manae-feleu-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Rugby<\/a> said in a statement, &#8220;In reviewing the matter live, the TMO was unable to determine clear and obvious foul play and did not have the benefit of additional evidential submissions to corroborate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Berthoumieu was charged after the match by the citing commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>For a sanction, the panel started the suspension at 18 games and deducted six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although the player acknowledged the foul play and was remorseful, full mitigation was not given due to the seriousness of the player&#8217;s actions, and that the player had the opportunity not to continue with the action,&#8221; World Rugby said.<\/p>\n<p>Berthoumieu appealed against the length of the 12-game suspension, which would rule her out of the rest of the World Cup and prevent her from playing to March 1.<\/p>\n<p>Her appeal will be heard on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Former England World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cz081njg0y9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told the BBC<\/a> the alleged biting was a &#8220;disgrace&#8221; and Berthoumieu should be punished if found guilty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hate seeing that in the game,&#8221; Alphonsi said.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Berthoumieu has 27 caps since her 2019 debut, including all four of France&#8217;s matches at this World Cup, her first.<\/p>\n<p>Feleu, leading Les Bleues at her second World Cup, was cited for a dangerous tackle that wasn&#8217;t sanctioned on the field. At her hearing, she accepted there was foul play but didn&#8217;t believe it was worth a citing.<\/p>\n<p>But the panel found her guilty of head-on-head contact at speed with no mitigation.<\/p>\n<p>Her appeal will also be heard on Tuesday against a suspension that threatens to be a major blow to France&#8217;s title hopes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/f46c2171-0e63-43ba-944d-3855cf49944c\/thumbnail\/620x740\/ad7116d1f68460b0aeb039be3c96aa1c\/gettyimages-2235141996.jpg#\" alt=\"France v Ireland - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Quarter Final \" height=\"740\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/f46c2171-0e63-43ba-944d-3855cf49944c\/thumbnail\/620x740\/ad7116d1f68460b0aeb039be3c96aa1c\/gettyimages-2235141996.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/16\/f46c2171-0e63-43ba-944d-3855cf49944c\/thumbnail\/1240x1480\/e6e488753efc850ecbbb71e404d89c9c\/gettyimages-2235141996.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">France&#8217;s Axelle Berthoumieu during the Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup 2025 Quarter Final match between France and Ireland at Sandy Park on September 14, 2025 in Exeter, England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                EXETER, ENGLAND &#8211; SEPTEMBER 14: France&#8217;s Axelle Berthoumieu during the Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup 2025 Quarter Final match between France and Ireland at Sandy Park on September 14, 2025 in Exeter, England. 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