Northampton Saints players Brian Mujati and Juandre Kruger are both set to appear at independent Disciplinary Hearings in Dublin on Thursday, 22 October 2009 as a result of citings from the Heineken Cup Round 2 match against Perpignan.
The citings lodged by the Citing Commissioner for the match, Murray Whyte (Ireland), were as follows:
Brian Mujati, the Northampton Saints replacement prop forward (No 18)
for an alleged push in the back of referee Nigel Owens (Wales) in contravention of Law 10.4 (l).
Law 10.4 (l) - Acts contrary to good sportsmanship.
Juandre Kruger, the Northampton Saints lock (No 5)
for alleged stamping on Perpignan player Nicolas Durand (No 9) in contravention of Law 10.4 (b).
Law 10.4 (b) Stamping - A player must not stamp on an opponent.
The independent Judicial Officer to hear both cases will be Rod McKenzie (Scotland)
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
