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ABC News
20-05-2025
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American rugby player Alev Kelter handed three-game ban for stamping on Wallaroo's head
United States centre Alev Kelter has been banned for three matches for her ugly head stomp on her Wallaroos opposite during Australia's Pacific Four win in Canberra. The former ice hockey and soccer player was sent off late in the Wallaroos' 27-19 win for an act which referee Aimee Barrett-Theron labelled "thuggery". A three-time Olympian who won bronze for the American sevens team in Paris last year, Kelter took a hit-up and then stamped repeatedly with her boot on Georgina Friedrichs's head as she was clinging to her other leg. On Tuesday, Kelter appeared before an independent disciplinary committee in New Zealand, where the US will face the Black Ferns in the next round. Kelter told the committee, chaired by Michael Heron KC (New Zealand) and former international players Becky Essex (England) and Ofisa Tonu'u (New Zealand), she accepted she had committed an act of foul play and that the referee's decision to award a red card was correct. The committee, however, accepted Kelter's evidence she did not intend to contact the head and her act was reckless rather than deliberate. The three-game ban rules her out of the last round of the Pacific Four and two club games with her Bay Breakers team back in the USA. AAP
RNZ News
20-05-2025
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- RNZ News
US centre Alev Kelter receives three-match ban for stamping on head
United States women's centre Alev Kelter. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / United States women's centre Alev Kelter was handed a lenient three-match suspension on Tuesday after receiving a red card for stamping on the head of Australia's Georgina Friedrichs during Saturday's Pacific Four Series clash in Canberra. The Wallaroos claimed their first win 27-19 over the US on home soil, with the match soured by Kelter's actions. Kelter was shown a straight red for repeatedly stomping on the head of Friedrichs, who was trying to complete a tackle. The 34-year-old accepted that she had committed an act of foul play and that the referee's decision to award a red card was correct. "The independent Disciplinary Committee determined that full mitigation was appropriate, resulting in a final sanction of three matches to be applied," World Rugby said in a statement. "On careful review of the footage, and considering the player's evidence and submission, the Committee found that the player was not deliberately targeting the head of the Australian player, but rather was reckless in her actions (as she accepted)." Kelter has the right to appeal the ban within 48 hours. However, it is on the low end of potential sanction, with mid-range reckless or dangerous play resulting in at least six-match bans up to a maximum of 52 matches. Australian media had expected a much longer ban for Paris Games bronze medallist Kelter, with some describing her actions as 'thuggery,' while others speculated she could miss part of the Women's Rugby World Cup later this year in England. Kelter will miss the US's next Pacific Four Series match against the Black Ferns and two Women's Elite Rugby matches for her club Bay Breakers on 7 and 14 June. -Reuters
RNZ News
20-05-2025
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Sports News for 21 May 2025
United States women's centre Alev Kelter has been handed a three-match suspension after receiving a red card for stamping on the head of Australia's Georgina Friedrichs during Saturday's Pacific Four Series rugby test in Canberra. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
Reuters
20-05-2025
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- Reuters
US centre Kelter receives three-match ban for stamping on head
May 20 (Reuters) - United States women's centre Alev Kelter was handed a lenient three-match suspension on Tuesday after receiving a red card for stamping on the head of Australia's Georgina Friedrichs during Saturday's Pacific Four Series clash in Canberra. The Wallaroos claimed their first win 27-19 over the U.S. on home soil, with the match soured by Kelter's actions. Kelter was shown a straight red for repeatedly stomping on the head of Friedrichs, who was trying to complete a tackle. The 34-year-old accepted that she had committed an act of foul play and that the referee's decision to award a red card was correct. "The independent Disciplinary Committee determined that full mitigation was appropriate, resulting in a final sanction of three matches to be applied," World Rugby said in a statement. "On careful review of the footage, and considering the player's evidence and submission, the Committee found that the player was not deliberately targeting the head of the Australian player, but rather was reckless in her actions (as she accepted)." Kelter has the right to appeal the ban within 48 hours. However, it is on the low end of potential sanction, with mid-range reckless or dangerous play resulting in at least six-match bans up to a maximum of 52 matches. Australian media had expected a much longer ban for Paris Games bronze medallist Kelter, with some describing her actions as 'thuggery,' while others speculated she could miss part of the Women's Rugby World Cup later this year in England. Kelter will miss the U.S.'s next Pacific Four Series match against New Zealand and two Women's Elite Rugby matches for her club Bay Breakers on June 7 and 14.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Caslick scores, Wallaroos defy ugly incident in USA win
Charlotte Caslick has opened her Wallaroos account in a 27-19 defeat of the USA, marred by a late red card for a head stamp. Rugby sevens convert Caslick scored the host's first try in Canberra on Saturday and, finding plenty of ball, showed some new tricks with a couple of clever grubbers in traffic on the wing. Eva Karpani scored once, back-rower Ashley Marsters found a double while Eagles forward Hope Rogers bagged a hat-trick as the home side overcame an early try to control the contest. First try in a Wallaroos jersey for Charlotte Caslick 🔥#Wallaroos #PAC4 — Wallaroos (@WallaroosRugby) May 17, 2025 The match will be remembered for Eagles centre Alev Kelter's red card though, the former ice hockey and soccer player sent off for stamping rival centre Georgina Friedrichs in the final minutes. An bronze medallist for the American sevens team in Paris last year, Kelter took a hit-up and then stamped repeatedly with her boot on Friedrichs' head, who was clinging to her other leg. Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron labelled it "thuggery" after viewing the replay and had no hesitation in delivering a straight red card to the three-time Olympian. Aware of Caslick's ball-playing ability, Australia coach Jo Yapp said there was no long-term plans to keep the Olympic champion on the wing. "It's no secret we lost two of our wingers ... if you watch Charlotte she's going to learn best by being on the field," Yapp said. "We saw that in the first half today and she's been working incredibly hard and it was great to see." The Wallaroos began their Test campaign with a big win in Fiji but Saturday night's victory was Australia's first in the Pacific Four competition after a loss to New Zealand last week. They'll play Canada in Brisbane next Friday.
