text: Jonah Lowe knock out from swinging arm results in suspension | Rugbydump
  Otago's Slade McDowell was red carded in their Ranfurly Shield defence on 4 October for a high tackle that made direct contact with the opponents head. He has now been suspended, as judicial hearings were handed out on Friday in New Zealand.
  At a hearing, the Judicial Officer found that the offence was not deliberate, but reckless with a starting point sanction of six weeks.
  The sanction was reduced to three weeks on account of McDowell's clean judicial record, remorse and acknowledgement of wrongdoing.
  Taranaki prop Ben May was cited for allegedly punching an opposition player in his team's match against Auckland on 10 October.
  At the judicial hearing, it was agreed that the offence was more appropriately dealt with as a breach of Law 9.20, for making contact with an opponent above the shoulder in a ruck.