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IRB to appeal 'unduly lenient' Thomson ban

The International Rugby Board (IRB) said Wednesday it would appeal against the "unduly lenient" one-week ban handed down to New Zealand's Adam Thomson for stamping on Scotland's Alasdair Strokosch.

New Zealand All Black loose forward Adam Thomson, pictured in 2011. The International Rugby Board (IRB) said Wednesday it would appeal against the "unduly lenient" one-week ban handed down to Thomson for stamping on Scotland's Alasdair Strokosch.

Thomson, yellow-carded during the world champions' 51-22 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on November 11, was subsequently cited for stamping on Strokosch.

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