Lions hooker cited for elbowing Lynagh, Suaalii cleared
But the Wallabies will be breathing a sigh of relief, with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii escaping any further scrutiny for a contentious tackle late in the game, leaving him free to travel to South Africa later in the week for the Rugby Championship.
Even though the Suaalii tackle on Tadgh Beirne in the 77th minute did not attract a penalty, there was some nervousness in the Wallabies camp that the citing commissioner could take a different view.
The Wallabies claimed a much-needed win at Accor Stadium but it could have an easier task if Sheehan's illegal shot on Lynagh in the 32nd minute was seen and earned him a red card.
With Lynagh prone at a ruck, Sheehan came from distance and tucked a shoulder to clean him out, and then made contact with the Wallaby's head with his elbow. It was dangerous and Lynagh was identified immediately afterwards as needing a HIA, which he failed.
For reasons that are still unclear, TMO Marius Jonker did not spot the Sheehan elbow and refer it to the referee, despite protocol around HIA's meaning the match officials must search for any foul play that could have caused it.
To be cited by World Rugby, and enter a judiciary process, an incident must meet a red-card threshhold.
World Rugby issued a release on Sunday, saying: 'British & Irish Lions player Dan Sheehan will have a citing complaint reviewed by an Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) after being cited by the independent citing commissioner Adrien Menez for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.20 (a) (a player must not charge into a ruck or maul…) in the Australia v British & Irish Lions third test in Sydney on Saturday, 2 August.
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Lando Norris has taken the chequered flag to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, holding off teammate Oscar Piastri in a nail-biting finish. Norris suffered a horror start to the race as he slipped down to fifth place, but a decision to go with a one-stop strategy paid off for the British driver as he secured his fifth win of the season. Fox Sports, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every practice, qualifying session and race in the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™ LIVE in 4K. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. Piastri hunted his teammate down but couldn't get past him in the final laps as he had to cross the line second with his championship lead shrinking to nine points. The Aussie driver pitted early in an attempt to undercut Ferrari's Charles Leclerc but the strategy left him with a mountain of work to do late and had fans watching on questioning if the team had favoured Norris. 'I don't know if trying to undercut Leclerc was the right call in the end but we can go through that after,' Piastri said. Behind the McLaren duo it was Mercedes' George Russell who secured the final spot on the podium with Leclerc falling down to fourth. The Ferrari driver was left seething with his own team after his race was ruined by a change in setup to the car. The Formula 1 grid will now head off for the summer break before returning for the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, August 31. Originally published as Lando Norris wins Hungary GP as Oscar Piastri dudded by strategy
