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Hefty ban dished out for controversial star Josaia Raisuqe’s bizarre ‘ref lift’ celebration – Fox Sports
Fijian winger Josaia Raisuqe, who lifted the referee to celebrate the final whistle in a French second division game, has been banned for five weeks, the National…
At the final whistle, as his team Nevers held on with 14 men to win 30-25 at Beziers on January 8, Raisuqe lifted the referee Laurent Milotte. The referee brandished the red card.
At the end of the match, the first person I saw was the referee and I lifted him up, Raisuqe told Midi Olympique newspaper. It was awkward, but I didnt want to hurt him! I was just happy. A clip of the incident went viral on social networks.
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