ERC Disciplinary Hearings

Here you can download PDFs of recent decisions by Independent Disciplinary Committees with regard to ERC games. Click on the name of hearing to download.

2012/13 Season

Hearing Date	Decision	Club	Law	Video
2 May 2013	Daniel Leo Independent Hearing Decision	USA Perpignan	10.4(b)	Watch
2 May 2013	Benoit August Independent Hearing Decision	Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque	10.4(b)	Watch
11 April 2013	Daniel Leo Independent Hearing Decision	USA Perpignan	10.4(a)	Watch
11 April 2013	Rabah Slimani Independent Hearing Decision	Stade Francais de Paris	10.4(i)	Watch
11 April 2013	Jerome Fillol Independent Hearing Decision	Stade Francais de Paris	10.4(m)	Watch
25 January 2013	Morgan Phelipponneau Independent Hearing Decision	Mont-de-Marsan	10.4(a)	Watch
25 January 2013	Jean-Francois Montauriol Independent Hearing Decision	Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo	10.4(b)	Watch
24 January 2013	Joe Van Niekerk Independent Hearing Decision	Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo	10.4(j)	Watch
24 January 2013	Antoine Battut Independent Hearing Decision	Racing Metro 92	10.4(a)	Watch
24 January 2013	Delon Armitage Independent Hearing Decision	RC Toulon	10.4(j)	Watch
17 January 2013	Fabrice Estebanez Independent Hearing Decision	Racing Metro 92	10.4(a)	Watch
17 January 2013	Ronan O'Gara Independent Hearing Decision	Munster Rugby	10.4(c)	Watch
17 January 2013	Juan Guillemain Independent Hearing Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4(a)	Watch
19 December 2012	Ibrahim Diarra Independent Hearing Decision	Castres Olympique	10.4(b)	Watch
13 December 2012	FC Grenoble Independent Hearing Decision	FC Grenoble	TR 6.1, TR's 7.1-7.3
13 December 2012	Dylan Hartley Independent Hearing Decision	Northampton Saints	10.4(a)	Watch
13 December 2012	Lloyd Williams Independent Hearing Decision	Cardiff Blues	10.4(j)	Watch
13 December 2012	Jevon Groves Independent Hearing Decision	Newport Gwent Dragons	10.4(e)	Watch
25 October 2012	Christopher Tolofua Independent Hearing Decision	Stade Toulousain	10.4(j)	Watch
25 October 2012	Andy Hazell Independent Hearing Decision	Gloucester Rugby	10.4(a)	Watch
18 October 2012	Nathan Hines Independent Hearing Decision	ASM Clermont Auvergne	10.4(b)	Watch
18 October 2012	Tommy Seymour Independent Hearing Decision	Glasgow Warriors	10.4(j)	Watch
18 October 2012	Morgan Stoddart Independent Hearing Decision	Scarlets	10.4(m)
17 October 2012	Sisa Koyamaibole Independent Hearing Decision	Union Bordeaux-Begles	10.4(m)	Watch

2011/12 Season

Hearing Date	Decision	Club	Law	Video
25 May 2012	Carl Hayman Independent Hearing Decision	RC Toulon	10.4(j)	Watch
3 May 2012	Alexandre Barozzi Independent Hearing Decision	Brive	10.4(a)	Watch
17 April 2012	John Afoa Independent Hearing Decision	Ulster Rugby	10.4(j)	Watch
1 March 2012	Chris Hala'Ufia Independent Hearing Decision	London Irish	10.4(e)	Watch
27 January 2012	Micky Young Independent Hearing Decision	Leicester Tigers	10.4(m)	Watch
27 January 2012	Antonio Pavanello Independent Hearing Decision	Benetton Treviso	10.4(b)	Watch
19 January 2012	Armand Batlle Independent Hearing Decision	USA Perpignan	10.4(j)	Watch
22 December 2011	Will Skinner Independent Hearing Decision	Harlequins	10.4(m)	Watch
22 December 2011	Ian Gough Independent Hearing Decision	Ospreys Rugby	10.4(j)	Watch
16 December 2011	Steven Shingler Independent Appeal Hearing Decision	London Irish	10.4(j)
22 December 2011	Francesco Minto Independent Hearing Decision	Benetton Treviso	10.4(a)	Watch
23 November 2011	Steven Shingler Independent Hearing Decision	London Irish	10.4(j)	Watch
17 November 2011	Shontayne Hape Independent Hearing Decision	London Irish	10.4(e)	Watch
17 November 2011	Sean Cox Independent Hearing Decision	Edinburgh	10.4(a)	Watch
17 November 2011	David Marty Independent Hearing Decision	Perpignan	10.4(j)	Watch
17 November 2011	Schalk Brits Independent Hearing Decision	Saracens	10.4(j)	Watch

2010/11 Season

Hearing Date	Decision	Club	Law
13 October 2010	Jonny Fa'amatuainu Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	Scarlets	10.4(e)
13 October 2010	Martyn Williams Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	Cardiff Blues	10.4(a)
13 October 2010	Sam Tuitupou Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	Munster	10.4(j)
13 October 2010	Jamie Cudmore Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	ASM Clermont Auvergne	10.4(b)/10.4(c)
4 November 2010	Brendan Venter Independent Disciplinary Commission Decision	Saracens
4 November 2010	Christian Gajan Independent Disciplinary Commission Decision	Bayonne
4 November 2010	Montpellier Independent Disciplinary Commission Decision	Montpellier
8 December 2010	Ospreys Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	Ospreys	ERC Commercial Rule 7.6.3
16 December 2010	Paul O'Connell Disciplinary Officer Decision	Munster	10.4(a)
16 December 2010	Luca Redolfini Disciplinary Officer Decision	Aironi	10.4(a)
21 December 2010	Sailosi Tagicakibau Disciplinary Officer Decision	London Irish	10.4(m)
22 December 2010	Xavier Rush Disciplinary Officer Decision	Cardiff Blues	10.4(e)
22 December 2010	Vincent Roux Disciplinary Officer Decision	La Rochelle	Red Card
23 December 2010	Paul O'Connell Independent Appeal Hearing	Munster	10.4(a)
6 January 2011	Richie Rees Disciplinary Officer Decision	Cardiff Blues	10.4(m)
6 January 2011	Nicola Bezzati Disciplinary Officer Decision	Petrarca Rugby	10.4(a)
10 January 2011	David Attwood Disciplinary Officer Decision	Gloucester	10.4(b)
20 January 2011	Jean-Jo Marmouyet Disciplinary Officer Decision	Bayonne	10.4(a)
21 January 2011	Augustin Costa Repetto Disciplinary Officer Decision	Petrarca Rugby	Red Card
27 January 2011	Faan Ratenbach Disciplinary Officer Decision	London Irish	10.4(b)
8 February 2011	Florian Fritz Disciplinary Officer Decision	Toulouse	Red Card
13 April 2011	Newcastle Falcons Disciplinary Committee Decision	Newscastle Falcons	Club misconduct
13 April 2011	Bourgoin Disciplinary Committee Decision	Bourgoin	Club misconduct
18 April 2011	Biarritz Independent Disciplinary Officer Decision	Biarritz	ERC Commercial Rules 9.2.3, 9.2.4.2, 9.2.5
4 May 2011	Nick Easter Disciplinary Officer Decision	Harlequins	Red Card
6 May 2011	Rodrigo Roncero Disciplinary Officer Decision	Stade Français	10.4(f)
11 May 2011	Julien Candelon Disciplinary Officer Decision	Perpignan	10.4(e)
19 July 2011	Michael Cheika Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision	Stade Francais	Misconduct Complaints
10 August 2011	Biarritz Appeal Committee Decision	Biarritz	ERC Commercial Rules 9.2.3, 9.2.4.2, 9.2.5

2009/10 Season

Hearing Date	Decision	Club	Law
22 October 2009	Brian Mujati Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Northampton Saints	10.4(l)
22 October 2009	Juandre Kruger Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Northampton Saints	10.4(b)
22 October 2009	Shane Jennings Independent Appeal Hearing Decision	Leinster Rugby	10.4(l)
14 October 2009	Andy Beattie Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Bath Rugby	10.4(b)
14 October 2009	Shane Jennings Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Leinster Rugby	10.4(l)
17 December 2009	Guillaume Ribes Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Brive	10.4(c)
17 December 2009	Arnaud Mela Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Brive	10.4(a)
17 December 2009	Tommy Bowe Independent Disciplinary Hearing	Ospreys	10.4(i)
18 December 2009	Julien Dupuy Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4(l)
13 January 2010	Julien Dupuy Independent Appeal Committee Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4(l)
13 January 2010	David Attoub Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4(l)
19 January 2010	Jerome Schuster Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Perpignan	10.4(a)
28 January 2010	Danny Grewcock Independent Disciplinary Hearing Decision	Bath Rugby	10.4(b)
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)
2 March 2010	David Attoub Independent Appeal Committee Decision	Stade Francais Paris	10.4(l)

2008/09 Season

Date	Decision
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
14 June 2009	Julien Frier Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
14 June 2009	Thomas Genevois 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	Benjamin De Jaeger Independent Disciplinary Committe
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 Cost Appeal
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
28 October 2006	Acuna Martin Disciplinary Committee Decision
31 October 2006	Brent Cockbain Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision

2005/06 Season

Date	Decision
5 May 2006	Benoit August Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
6 February 2006	Epi Taione Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
10 January 2006	Gavin Henson Independent Appeal Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Kevin Yates Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Matt McCullough Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Justin Harrison Independent Appeal Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Ian Evans Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
23 December 2005	Gavin Henson Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
8 November 2005	David Barrier Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision
8 November 2005	Dimitri Szarzewski Independent Disciplinary Committee Decision

ERC Disciplinary Procedures:

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) 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.