ERC Disciplinary News

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

ERC Disciplinary Hearings

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.

2009/10 SEASON

HEARING DATE	DECISION	CLUB	LAW
22 October 2009	Brian Mujati Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Northampton Saints	10.4 (l): Acts contrary to good sportmanship
22 October 2009	Juandre Kruger Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Northampton Saints	10.4 (b): Stamping
22 October 2009	Shane Jennings Independent Appeal Hearing Decision	Leinster Rugby	10.4 (l): Acts contrary to good sportmanship
14 October 2009	Andy Beattie Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Bath Rugby	10.4 (b): Stamping
14 October 2009	Shane Jennings Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Leinster Rugby	10.4 (l): Acts contrary to good sportmanship
17 December 2009	Guillaume Ribes Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Brive	10.4 (c): Kicking an Opponent
17 December 2009	Arnaud Mela Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Brive	10.4 (a): Striking
17 December 2009	Tommy Bowe Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Ospreys	10.4 (i): dangerous tackling by lifting a player and dropping him to the ground
18 December 2009	Julien Dupuy Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4 (l) Acts contrary to good sportmanship
13 January 2010	Julien Dupuy Independent Appeal Committee Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4 (l) Acts contrary to good sportmanship
13 January 2010	David Attoub Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4 (l) Acts contrary to good sportmanship
19 January 2010	Jerome Schuster Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Perpignan	10.4 (a): Striking
28 January 2010	Danny Grewcock Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Bath Rugby	10.4 (b): Stamping
29 January 2010	Ospreys and Lee Byrne Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Ospreys
2 February 2010	Lee Byrne Independent Appeal Committee Decision	Ospreys
2 February 2010	Jérome Thion Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Biarritz Olympique	10.4 (a): Stricking - Dismissed
2 March 2010	David Attoub Independent Appeal Committee Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4 (l) Acts contrary to good sportmanship

2008/09 SEASON

17 August 2009	Independent Appeal Decisions on ERC Appeals re Harlequins and Officials
17 August 2009	Tom Williams Independent Appeal Committee Decision
2, 3 & 20 July 2009	Tom Williams & Harlequins Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
20 May 2009	Alan Quinlan Independent Appeal Committee Decision
13 May 2009	Alan Quinlan Independent Disciplinary Committee
30 April 2009	Alesana Tuilagi Independent Appeal Committee Decision
23 April 2009	Alesana Tuilagi Independent Disciplinary Committee
26 February 2009	Matt Stevens Independent Judicial Committee
13 February 2009	Martin Corry Independent Disciplinary Committee
22 January 2009	Michael Bert Independent Disciplinary Committee
22 January 2009	Malcolm O'Kelly Independent Disciplinary Committee
22 January 2009	Tom James Independent Disciplinary Committee
19 December 2008	Harry Ellis Independent Disciplinary Committee
14 December 2008	Jamie Cudmore Independent Disciplinary Committee
11 December 2008	Ross Rennie Independent Disciplinary Committee
11 December 2008	Nicola Cattina Independent Disciplinary Committee
12 November 2008	Marius Tincu Independent Appeal Committee Decision
8 November 2008	Marius Tincu and Paul James Independent Disciplinary Committee
24 October 2008	Fabien Rofes Independent Disciplinary Committee
24 October 2008	Julien Tomas Independent Disciplinary Committee
23 October 2008	Guilhem Guirado Independent Disciplinary Committee
16 October 2008	Kris Ormsby Independent Disciplinary Committee
16 October 2008	Rudi Keil Independent Disciplinary Committee
16 October 2008	Justin Marshall Independent Disciplinary Committee
16 October 2008	Byron Kelleher Independent Disciplinary Committee

2007/08 SEASON

Date	Decision
11 April 2008	Viliami Vaki Independant Disciplinary Decision
6 February 2008	Alexandre Audebert Independent Appeal Committee Decision
30 January 2008	Dan Murphy Independent Disciplinary Committee
30 January 2008	Bob Casey Independent Disciplinary Committee
30 January 2008	Declan Danaher Independent Disciplinary Committee
24 January 2008	Jerry Flannery Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
24 January 2008	Alexandre Audebert Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
24 January 2008	Rafael Ibanez Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
7 January 2008	Jamie Cudmore Independent Disciplinary Committe Decision
20 December 2007	Marcus Horan Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
19 December 2007	Perry Freshwater Independent Disciplinary Committe Decision
19 December 2007	Phil Vickery Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
19 December 2007	Mamouka Magrakvelidz Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
19 December 2007	Arnaud Mela Independent Disciplinary Committe Decision

2006/07 SEASON

Date	Decision
8 June 2007	Daniel Grewcock Independent Appeal Committee Decision
1 June 2007	Trevor Brennan Independent Appeal Committee Decision
16 March 2007	Trevor Brennan Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
7 February 2007	David Couzinet IndependentDisciplinary Committee Decision
7 February 2007	Daniel Larrechea Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
1 February 2007	Gareth Thomas Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
10 January 2007	Alan Quinlan Independent Appeal Committee Decision
20 December 2006	Ben Gissing Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
20 December 2006	Alan Quinlan Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
8 November 2006	Owen Finegan Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
8 November 2006	Ross Ford Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
6 November 2006	Salvatore Perugini Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
31 October 2006	Brent Cockbain Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision

2005/06 SEASON

Date	Decision
6 February 2006	Epi Taione Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
10 January 2006	Gavin Henson Independent Appeal Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Ian Evans Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Gavin Henson Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision

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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