Australia's Will Skelton (C) is tackled by Ireland's Peter O'Mahony (L) and Ian Madigan during their international rugby test match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin November 22, 2014. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The New South Wales Waratahs' hopes of defending their Super Rugby title suffered a blow with appeals against the suspensions of forwards Will Skelton and Tolu Latu dismissed.
The Waratahs appealed a four-week ban to hooker Latu and a two-week sanction for hulking lock Skelton but their suspensions were upheld in full by a judiciary panel late on Thursday.
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