Ashton's Red Card Rescinded

[belladonna]

Leicester’s Chris Ashton escapes ban following red card against Harlequins

The soon-to-retire winger, sent off for a tackle on Cadan Murley, is free to play in the Premiership semi-final after being cleared by a disciplinary panel

www.theguardian.com

 

[crossref]

well, it's all a bit random, also last week this one was deemed intentional and top-level RC offence (starting point 10 weeks)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1654930124767387648

they look quite similar to me?

 

[didds]

<sarcasm>

Jordan wasn't facing the prospect of that card being his last ever professional appearance...

Meanwhile we are back to initial contacts being to the shoulder. I hadn't realised that concussion never happened if the smash to the head flicked a shoulder on the way there...

</sarcasm>

what could have taken FIVE hours to decide wrt Ashton?

 

[crossref]

on Twitter I saw that there have been 31 RC for high tackles this and Jordans is the only one judged to be intentional - so was qite literaly the WORST RC offence this season. While Ashton's was a YC. Well...

 

[Volun-selected]

what could have taken FIVE hours to decide wrt Ashton?

The Grauniad article has that Cadan Murley “testified to the panel that the initial contact was to his right shoulder rather than to his head”.

For the 5-hr meeting - I have no idea how long these meetings normally take. My first thought was that sounds about right for rugby officials, 30 mins for introductions, 30 mins to wrap up, and just enough time for a quick lunch in the middle if they skip the brandy.

 

[Marc Wakeham]

Red Card roulette continues.

 

[Flish]

Main difference for me was that Ashton had an arm in there that was looking to wrap, the Glasgow lad was a leading shoulder - that said Ashton’s a lucky boy

 

[Rich_NL]

what could have taken FIVE hours to decide wrt Ashton?

Perhaps he brought some exceedingly good biscuits to the hearing?