| ERC Disciplinary News |
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Attoub appeal thrown out |
| 4 Mar, 12:24 |
| The Independent Appeal Committee appointed to hear the appeal brought by Stade Français Paris player David Attoub has dismissed the players appeal. |
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David Attoub appeal decision adjourned |
| 2 Mar, 18:36 |
| An independent Appeal Committee sat in London today (Tuesday, 2 March, 2010) to hear the appeal brought by Stade Français Paris player, David Attoub, against both the finding of foul play and level of sanction imposed by an independent Judicial Officer on Tuesday, 19 January, 2010. |
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David Attoub appeal hearing |
| 16 Feb, 09:43 |
| An Independent Appeal Committee will convene in London on Tuesday, 2 March, 2010, to hear the appeal lodged by Stade Français Paris player David Attoub against both the finding of foul play and level of sanction imposed by an independent Disciplinary Hearing on Tuesday, 19 January, 2010. |
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Lee Byrne appeal decision |
| 2 Feb, 20:41 |
| An Independent Appeal Committee sitting in Glasgow today (Tuesday, 2 February, 2010), allowed the appeal brought by Ospreys player Lee Byrne against the level of sanction imposed by an independent Disciplinary Hearing. |
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Jérôme Thion decision |
| 2 Feb, 15:08 |
| Jerome Thion, the Biarritz Olympique lock (No 4), appeared before an independent Disciplinary Hearing in Dublin today (Tuesday, 2 February, 2010), as a result of a citing arising from the Heineken Cup Pool 2 match against Glasgow Warriors at Parc des Sports Aguilera on Sunday, 24 January, 2010. |
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Stade Francais Paris18 December 2009Here you can download PDF's of recent decisions by Independent Disciplinary Committees with regard to ERC games. Click on the name of hearing to download.
IRB Regulation 17 - Recommended Sanctions - for offences within the playing enclosure.
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ERC Disciplinary Procedures:
) Citing Commissioner
a) Citing Commissioners will be appointed by ERC for all Heineken Cup and all televised Amlin Challenge Cup matches and shall be entitled to cite a Player for any act or acts of Foul Play that in the Citing Commissioner's opinion warranted a citing.
b) For such matches Clubs will not have the power to cite a player but may refer incidents to the Citing Commissioner within 24 hours of the conclusion of the match.
c) The Citing Commissioner will have 50 hours from the start of the game to make a citing and the determination of the Citing Commissioner will be final and binding. In exceptional circumstances this deadline can be extended.
d) The Disciplinary Officer may forward the submitted Citing to a Citing Officer to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for the citing to progress.
e) The Disciplinary Officer will then bring a charge against the cited player.
(ii) Citing Officer
a) for Amlin Challenge Cup games which are not on live television, where a player is cited by either of the clubs competing in the match, his case shall be immediately referred to the Citing Officer.
b) The citing must be submitted in writing and received by the Citing Officer within 50 hours of the start of the match. The Citing Officer will consider the citing and decide whether the player cited has a case to answer.
c) After this review, if the Citing Officer determines there is no case to answer, no further action will be taken. The determination of the Citing Officer will be final and binding.
d) Should the Citing Officer decide there is a case to answer he will notify the Disciplinary Officer and the Disciplinary Officer will then bring a charge against the cited player.
e) This case will then proceed to a Disciplinary Hearing.
(iii) Independent Disciplinary Hearing
a) Citing hearings will be heard by an independent Judicial Officer as soon as is practicable. Until the hearing a cited player is eligible to play in ERC tournaments
b) The independent Judicial Officer is chosen by the Chairman of the independent Disciplinary Panel, Professor Lorne Crerar.
c) The ERC Disciplinary Officer, Roger O'Connor, presents the case against the player
d) Both parties to the hearing (ERC and the player) have the right to appeal decisions of the independent Disciplinary Hearing. Appeals must be lodged within 72 hours of receiving the full written decision from the Chairman of the independent Disciplinary Committee
e) The full written decision of the independent Judicial Officer will be available on ercrugby.com/disciplinenews when the disciplinary process is complete.
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