Zac Guildford suspended for four weeks for bad lifting tackle

Zac Guildford has pleaded guilty after he was cited for a dangerous tackle in an ITM Cup match against Counties Manukau last Friday. Guildford picked up and dropped the opposition player, but it wasn't actually spotted by officials at the time. Guildford acknowledged his actions were a breach of the law and he accepted his wrongdoing, and New Zealand Rugby Duty Judicial Officer Chris Morris accepted Guildford's plea of guilty. 'A tackle that ends with a player lifted and then dropped to the ground with their head and/or upper body coming into contact with the ground first is considered par…