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The American Olympic Rugby Star Alev Kelter will face a legal hearing and a potentially long suspension after being sent to a female rugby test on Saturday to stamper it at the head of an opponent.
Team USA played against Australia, which celebrated a 27-19 victory in the competition on Saturday.
During a video review, the referees published a red card around the 79th minute of action in the Pacific Four series test. The officials determined in Kelter with force forcefully stamped the head of the Australian center Georgie Friedrichs.
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ALEV KELTER in the United States leaves the field after receiving a red card during the international match of the Pacific Four series between the Wallaroos of Australia and the United States in Gio Stadium on May 17, 2025 in Canberra, Australia. (Mark Nolan / Getty Images)
The microphones have picked up a referee saying: “Twelve, Blue (Kelter), will receive a permanent red card because it is Duvile, it is deliberate and it is very dangerous.
“She is clearly stamped on the head of the Australian player. It’s reckless, it’s dangerous and she leaves.”
The Rugby Star Sevens Ilona Maher admits that the bronze medal “ carries a little ”
Friedrichs seemed to avoid any major injury in the incident. The American team coach Sione Fukofuka later apologized to Australian players.
The United States striker ALEV KELTER, n ° 5, appeared against Great Britain in a rugby match in the quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 summer Olympic Games at Stade de France on July 29, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
A unfair rugby game that involves contact with the head is treated with extreme gravity. Rugby, like many contact sports, has changed its rules to limit the danger of concussion and other head injuries.
The United States striker ALEV KELTER, n ° 5, and the United States striker Ilona Maher, n ° 2, celebrate after having beaten Great Britain in a rugby match in the female quarter-final at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Stade de France on July 29, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
Kelter is a triple American Olympic representative at Sevens rugby and won a bronze medal in Paris last year. Previously, she played ice hockey and football for the University of Wisconsin.
In rugby, legal hearings on a unfair game generally take place within 48 hours of a match.
