Hearing dates

David Attoub Stade Francais replacement prop (No 17)
The citing lodged by the Citing Commissioner for the match, Tony Lanaway (England), is for alleged contact with the eye / eye area of Ulster player Stephen Ferris (No 6) in contravention of Law 10.4 (l).

The independent Judicial Officer appointed to this case will be HH Judge Jeff Blackett (England).

Julien Dupuy, the Stade Francais Paris scrum half (No 9)
The citing lodged by the Citing Commissioner for the match, Tony Lanaway (England), is for alleged contact with the eye / eye area of Ulster player Stephen Ferris (No 6) in contravention of Law 10.4 (l).

The independent Judicial Officer appointed for the hearing is HH Judge Jeff Blackett (England).

Arnaud Mela, the Brive lock (No 5)
The citing lodged by the Citing Commissioner for the match, Alberto Recaldini (Italy), is for an alleged punch / strike on replacement London Irish hooker Danie Coetzee (No 16) in contravention of Law 10.4 (a).

The independent Judicial Officer in this case will be Robert Williams (Wales).

Guillaume Ribes, the Brive replacement hooker (No 16)
The red card was issued in the second half by referee George Clancy (Ireland) for kicking an opponent, in contravention of Law 10.4 (c).

The independent Judicial Officer appointed for the hearing is Robert Williams (Wales).

NOTES:

i) 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) 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 www.ercrugby.com/disciplinenews when the disciplinary process is complete