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England\u2019s Noah Caluori scores a try during the Nations Championship rugby match between England and Fiji in Liverpool, England, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Bruce Rollinson\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SYDNEY \u2014 Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli has been suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of physical abuse in his team’s 73-8 loss<\/a> to England last weekend in a Nations Championship<\/a> match at Liverpool.<\/p>

Read more Top catching prospect Harry Ford poised to make Nationals debut<\/a><\/p>\n

A rugby<\/a> disciplinary committee statement issued Thursday said the physical abuse, for which Kuruvoli received a red card, occurred in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n

The committee determined that the act merited a potential eight-week suspension, but because Kuruvoli admitted to the foul play and had a previously good disciplinary record, it applied a 50% reduction in the sanction.<\/p>

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Kuruvoli will not be available to play in Fiji\u2019s Nations Championship match on Saturday against Scotland at Murrayfield, or in three matches for his second-tier French club RC Vannes in September.<\/p>

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AP rugby: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/rugby<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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