Ioane facing fine

ByReuters

Updated 03/05/2011 at 06:35 GMT

Queensland Reds back Digby Ioane faces a stiff fine for describing New Zealand official Keith Brown as the "worst ever ref" on his Twitter page last weekend.

Digby Ioane of Australia's Queensland Reds scores a try against South Africa's Bulls during their Super 15 rugby match at Suncorp Stadium

Image credit: Reuters

Brown awarded a controversial late penalty last Saturday which allowed the Wellington Hurricanes to beat the Reds 28-26 and end the Australian team's run of seven successive wins.

The Wallabies winger later deleted the comment from his page but that had not saved him from a disciplinary hearing.

"Queensland Reds wing Digby Ioane has been charged with contravening the SANZAR code of conduct and will face a judicial hearing on Wednesday," said a statement released by Super rugby organisers.

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"The charge stems from a comment made by Ioane on the social media website Twitter after the Reds' loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington last Saturday."

Another Wallabies back, Matt Giteau, was fined A$5000 (£3,281) for critcising referee Steve Walsh after the ACT Brumbies lost to the New South Wales Waratahs last year.

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