Reds leave Horwill out of South Africa tour


The struggling Queensland Reds left former Wallaby skipper James Horwill behind as they departed for South Africa on Sunday following his second red card of the Super Rugby season.


Horwill received a one-match suspension after being sent off in the 21st minute of the Reds match against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday and he would have been ineligible for the first of Queensland's two games in South Africa.


The Reds play the Northern Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday and the Central Cheetahs in Bloemfontein a week later.


Horwill's red card for striking Melbourne Rebels prop Paul Alo-Em…

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