Satisfactory disciplinary result

[Scarlet Al]

Sent a player off for "trampling" or casually walking over an opponent back in February. On his way off, shouting things like "You're a f*cking cheat ref" and physically slapped me 3 times on the cheek. (Not hard, but not softly either).

Heard the result today...

48 week ban.

 

[Adam]

And so he should be banned. 48 weeks, sounds about right!

 

[DrSTU]

You're happy with 48 weeks?

Should have been a lifetime ban in my opinion.

 

[Adam]

48 weeks is in the right direction. It's a minimum, I would say.

 

[Adam]

Sent a player off for "trampling" or casually walking over an opponent back in February. On his way off, shouting things like "You're a f*cking cheat ref" and physically slapped me 3 times on the cheek. (Not hard, but not softly either).

Heard the result today...

48 week ban.

Slaps?! Did he get his sports mixed up?

 

[Taff]

:wow: What age was he Al?

 

[SimonSmith]

You're happy with 48 weeks?

Should have been a lifetime ban in my opinion.

Sound opinion from the good Doctor

 

[Drift]

I thought hitting a ref was life and then work their way back from there depending on factors?

 

[Donal1988]

Im assuming this was an underage player (your last two articles involve you refereeing U14 and U16). If so that will probably have played a part.

Also any disciplinary hearing now seems to have prior good behaviour as a mitigating circumstance. A younger player is unlikely to have many if any disciplinary problems. This is another factor.

Also for me there is a difference between a hard punch which causes serious injury to the referee and a slap which the referee describes as medium.

With those to consider I would say its unlikely a player will be told he cant play rugby again for the rest of his life. I would have though it would have been slightly longer however.

 

[Deeps]

Two days death, to run concurrently.

 

[Scarlet Al]

This was a senior 2nd XV player.

I have since been told it was his first game back from injury and he is usually a first XV player, was just "having a run out" for the 2nd's before going back in to the first team.

 

[Robert Burns]

Not now!

 

[Mat 04]

This was a senior 2nd XV player.

I have since been told it was his first game back from injury and he is usually a first XV player, was just "having a run out" for the 2nd's before going back in to the first team.

HAHAHAHAHAHA. Well he will have another season off to get back to fitness now.

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

Assume he was trying to give you a patronising, arrogant tap not actually hit you.
A year out seems fair to me given that a few years ago montgomery pushed a ref over and got less than that.
Well done Al

 

[Phil E]

Hmmmmmm.....would I trade my refereeing career for a bit of retaliation!

Maybe.

He certainly wouldn't have got past the first slap!


Does "off season" count as part of a ban. It shouldn't.

 

[TheBFG]

seems to at the higher levels, thenFrench guys who got their fingers in the wrong place will be back sooner than you think

 

[dave_clark]

certainly did when Neil Back got his 6 month ban.

 

[andyscott]

if he has slapped you in the face, then 48 weeks is a shocker!!!!!

Its a lifetime ban FFS!!! And the police would be informed.

I would have tolerated one slap then if he tried a second one, i would unleash the guns on him (in self defence using what i deemed necessary at the time your honour )

 

[OB..]

Was it an Eric Morecambe type of slap?
Or a Brian Moore gay slap?

How can we second guess the situation?

 

[Phil E]

Was it an Eric Morecambe type of slap?

Would that count as two slaps or one?