Judiciary Happenings

antipodean

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Yep.

With more than a hint of resemblance to the infamous spear tackle by Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour, the Azzurri props upended number 8 Duane Vermuelen after the referee’s whistle had blown to signal a penalty for Conor O’Shea’s side.

Is it the lack of nutrition that causes them to refer to it as a spear tackle?

Crucial

@antipodean said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Yep.

With more than a hint of resemblance to the infamous spear tackle by Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour, the Azzurri props upended number 8 Duane Vermuelen after the referee’s whistle had blown to signal a penalty for Conor O’Shea’s side.

Is it the lack of nutrition that causes them to refer to it as a spear tackle?

No. It seems to be the innate ability to be the whingiest bunch of whingenobs on the planet that does it.

voodoo

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Can I ask what you were doing there??!!

Crucial

@voodoo the42 is actually ok if you only read/watch Murray Kinsella’s analysis stuff. The headline on that article caught my eye.

canefan

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Yep.

With more than a hint of resemblance to the infamous spear tackle by Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour, the Azzurri props upended number 8 Duane Vermuelen after the referee’s whistle had blown to signal a penalty for Conor O’Shea’s side.

No resemblance whatsoever. And the saffa victim didn't carry on loik he could have doid either

jegga

@canefan said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Yep.

With more than a hint of resemblance to the infamous spear tackle by Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour, the Azzurri props upended number 8 Duane Vermuelen after the referee’s whistle had blown to signal a penalty for Conor O’Shea’s side.

No resemblance whatsoever. And the saffa victim didn't carry on loik he could have doid either

When we had Irish trolls turn up in the past thrashwanking about St Brian I used to ask them if they had ever seen any player anywhere behave like that after an injury and they changed the subject every time.

NTA

This discussion is most amusing.

Whomsoever says both Italian props shouldn't have gone is some form of leading imbecile. As someone who has been dumped on their head in a game of Rugby, let me say that they're lucky to only have three weeks.

Vaffanculo

Happy rumday from Hobart.

ACT Crusader

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

@pukunui said in Judiciary Happenings:
@Stargazer said in Judiciary Happenings:
Tomás Lavanini suspended for 4 games
Argentina second-row Tomás Lavanini received a red card for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in Argentina’s Rugby World Cup 2019 match against England on 5 October.

Lavanini attended a disciplinary hearing in Tokyo on 7 October before an independent judicial panel chaired by Adam Casselden SC (Australia) with former international coach Frank Hadden (Scotland) and former international referee Donal Courtney (Ireland).

Lavanini admitted the act of foul play and accepted that it warranted a red card. He accepted that given his **previous disciplinary record he was not entitled to the full 50 per cent discount from the six-game entry point.**

Having considered all the evidence and after hearing from the player and his legal representative, the panel imposed a sanction of four matches.

The player will miss Argentina’s remaining pool match against USA on 9 October and his new club Leicester Tigers’ next three matches. He is free to play from 1 November.
Ha! What a fucking joke. Why the hell are they giving any “discounts” let alone to someone with a poor record?

They are determined to make the whole process as inconsistent as possible.
It is actually very consistent.
Previous discounts have set a precedent for pleading guilty and playing nice with the judiciary. This follows those precedents.

Agree. And the other reasoning for discounts were consistent too.

Bovidae

@Stargazer said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Machpants They have 6 props in their squad:

Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby, 23 caps)
Andrea LOVOTTI (Zebre Rugby Club, 36 caps)*
Tiziano PASQUALI (Benetton Rugby, 19 caps)
Nicola QUAGLIO (Benetton Rugby, 10 caps)*
Marco RICCIONI (Benetton Rugby, 2 caps)*
Federico ZANI (Benetton Rugby 8 caps)

Ferrari has a hamstring injury and Riccioni has concussion so unless both recover soon Italy will need at least 2 replacement props, possibly more depending on whether they are LHs or THs.

ACT Crusader

@Bovidae can they release the suspended players as a matter of protocol?

taniwharugby

@ACT-Crusader Owen Francini could be there in 24 hours....

MajorRage

@Crucial said in Judiciary Happenings:

Guess what I saw on an Irish Rugby site?

Yep.

With more than a hint of resemblance to the infamous spear tackle by Keven Mealamu and Tana Umaga that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour, the Azzurri props upended number 8 Duane Vermuelen after the referee’s whistle had blown to signal a penalty for Conor O’Shea’s side.

To be honest, when I saw it going on in the background, my first thought was that it was rather reminiscent of BOD-gate.

Stargazer

@Bovidae said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Stargazer said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Machpants They have 6 props in their squad:

Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby, 23 caps)
Andrea LOVOTTI (Zebre Rugby Club, 36 caps)*
Tiziano PASQUALI (Benetton Rugby, 19 caps)
Nicola QUAGLIO (Benetton Rugby, 10 caps)*
Marco RICCIONI (Benetton Rugby, 2 caps)*
Federico ZANI (Benetton Rugby 8 caps)

Ferrari has a hamstring injury and Riccioni has concussion so unless both recover soon Italy will need at least 2 replacement props, possibly more depending on whether they are LHs or THs.

I just read on the Italian Rugby Federation's website that they have called up replacements for Ferrari and Riccioni, who have already returned to Italy. The replacement props are Giosuè Zilocchi (TH) and Danilo Fischetti (LH).

Stargazer

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: GUILLERMO PUJADAS (URUGUAY)

Uruguay replacement Guillermo Pujadas has been cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.27 (unsportsmanlike conduct) in their Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool D match against Wales on 13 October.

The player will attend a hearing before an independent Judicial Committee chaired by Adam Casselden SC (Australia) joined by former international players Leon Lloyd (England) and Stefan Terblanche (South Africa). 

The hearing will take place in Tokyo at a date and time to be agreed with the player and his union in light of his travel commitments.

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I can't remember the incident. Law 9.27 offences and possible suspensions:

Stargazer

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: PAULA NGAUAMO (TONGA)

Tonga hooker Paula Ngauamo has been cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.12 (kicking) in their Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool C match against USA on 13 October.

The player will attend a hearing before an independent Judicial Committee chaired by Alan Hudson (Canada) joined by former international player Stefan Terblanche (South Africa) and former referee Valeriu Toma (Romania). 

The hearing will take place in Tokyo at 10:00 on Tuesday, 15 October.

Stargazer

As expected:

Bundee Aki suspended for 3 games

 Ireland centre Bundee Aki attended a disciplinary hearing on 14 October having received a red card from referee Nic Berry for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in Ireland’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool A match against Samoa on 12 October.

The independent Judicial Committee was chaired by Adam Casselden SC (Australia) joined by former international coach Frank Hadden (Scotland) and former referee Valeriu Toma (Romania). 

The player sought to overturn the red card. Having considered all the angles of the incident, together with evidence from the player and his representatives, the committee upheld the decision of the referee.

The committee considered the High Tackle Sanction Framework and decided the following:

* There was direct contact of the player’s left shoulder to the ball carrier’s head
* The Judicial Committee did not accept that there was a low degree of danger
* Although the tackle occurred quickly, the player’s tackle height was high and it was accepted he did not make a definite attempt to change his height in order to avoid the ball carrier’s head
* The committee did not accept that there was sufficient evidence of a sudden drop in the ball carrier‘s height
* The tackle was an attempted dominant tackle, rather than a reactionary tackle, and in any event there was no immediate release as the player wrapped his arms around the Samoa No.10
* The player was in open space and had a clear line of sight before the contact
* There are accordingly no clear and obvious mitigating factors

Therefore, on the balance of probabilities, the committee did not find that the referee’s decision was wrong and the red card was upheld.

Given the above outcomes, the committee applied World Rugby’s mandatory minimum mid-range entry point, which was introduced in 2017 to protect player welfare, deter high contact and prevent head injuries. This resulted in a starting point of a six-week suspension.

Taking into account the mitigating factors that are considered in relation to sanction, including the player’s good disciplinary record, the committee reduced the six-week entry point by the maximum permitted three weeks, resulting in a sanction of three weeks, which equates to three matches in the context of Rugby World Cup 2019.

Aki will miss Ireland’s quarter-final against New Zealand on 19 October, the semi-final and final of Rugby World Cup 2019 should Ireland qualify or should Ireland not qualify for these games, the player’s next club match or matches with Connacht in the PRO14 on his return from international duty.