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3 week ban.

AUCKLAND: Wales captain Sam Warburton was given a three-week ban here on Sunday following his red card for a 'dangerous tip tackle" in the World Cup semi-final defeat by France....

Before the World Cup started, the IRB reiterated tackles involving a player being lifted off the ground and tipped horizontally and then forced or dropped to the ground are illegal and constitute dangerous play.
The IRB memorandum issued on June 8, 2009 stated such tackles "must be dealt with severely by referees and those involved in the off-field disciplinary process."

Independent judicial officer Christopher Quinlan of England said Rolland's decision to send off Warburton, criticised by many pundits, was in line with IRB directives and concluded the offence was "mid-range" on the scale of seriousness, which has an entry point of six weeks.
But taking account of Warburton's admission, "outstanding character, disciplinary record and remorse," he reduced the ban to three weeks.

Below (IMO) Sorta sums up the whole debate but fails to mention that Rolland wasn't allowed to check his morals or emotions in his decision making process.

Former Wales fly-half Phil Bennett summed up the mood of many of his rugby-obsessed compatriots when he said Sunday that Rolland's ruling was "technically correct, but morally wrong, emotionally wrong, wrong to the bottom of my gut".

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/un...016-1lrc6.html