SUPER 12 SUSPENSIONS

AUCKLAND Blues lock Glenn Taylor and Queensland Reds flanker Mark Murray will sit out the next three weeks of the Super 12 rugby union series after being suspended by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union on Monday. Taylor was suspended for trampling Queensland half-back Sam Cordingley in a ruck when the two teams clashed in a 12-12 draw in Auckland on Saturday. Murray was found guilty of trampling Auckland halfback Mark Robinson in a ruck later in the game. Murray denied causing the injury, saying he entered the ruck at speed but did not ruck. The suspensions mean Murray and Taylor are out of the Super 12 until April 17.