Constituent Body Short Judgment Form Rfu Regulation 19

CONSTITUENT BODY SHORT JUDGMENT FORM RFU REGULATION 19

Constituent Body / Cumbria /
Case number / 35/1516 / Select: ☒Red Card ☐Citing ☐Other
Player’s surname / Hodgson / Date of birth / 22/05/1984 /
Forename(s) / Gary / RFU ID # / 229502 /
Club name / Aspatria / Date of match / 23rd April 2016 /
Offence & Law charged
(e.g. 10.4(a) strike with head) / 10.4 (a) / Plea / ☒Admitted ☐Not Admitted
Home team / Fleetwood / Away team / Aspatria /
Home team level* / 1st XV / Away team level* / 1st XV /
Hearing date / 29th April 2016 / Hearing venue / Conference Call /
Chairman / M.J. Neal / Secretary / David Morton /
Panel member 1 / David Macinnes / Panel member 2 / Nigel Rimmer /
Decision / ☒Proven ☐Not Proven
Total sanction / One Week / Weeks / ☐Sending off sufficient
Banned from / Sunday 24th April 2016 / Banned to / Saturday 30th April 2016 /
Ban split from / Click here to enter text. / Ban split to / Click here to enter text. /
Free to play / Sunday 1st May 2016 /
Signature
(Chairman) / M. J Neal / Date / 30/04/2016 /
Signature
(Secretary) / D.D.Morton / Date entered to GMS / Click here to enter text. /

☒Intentional/deliberate 19.11.8(a) ☐Reckless 19.11.8(b)

Gravity of player’s actions 19.11.8(c) / Nature of actions 19.11.8(d)
Punched an opponent in the face whilst on the ground / After tackle two players on the ground, the red carded player was seen by the referee to punch his opponent in the face /
Existence of provocation 19.11.8(e) / Whether player retaliated 19.11.8(f)
Player states that he was punched first and also felt a hand in the region of his eyes / Claims his actions were in retaliation /
Self-defence 19.11.8(g) / Effect on victim 19.11.8(h)
Claims he was defending himself / None /
Effect on match 19.11.8(i) / Vulnerability of victim 19.11.8(j)
None / According to the referee the punched player was lying on the ground with his arms by his side /
Level of participation/premeditation 19.11.8(k) / Conduct completed/attempted 19.11.8(L)
One punch in retaliation / Completed /
Other features of player’s conduct 19.11.8(m)
None
Entry Point / Top end* / Mid-Range / Low End
Enter here / Choose an item. / Enter here / Choose an item. / Two (2) / Weeks
Although the player states in his defence that he felt threatened and was punched twice before he felt a hand in the region of his eyes. None of this was reported by the referee in his report.No substantiating evidence was produced by either other players, coaches ,supporters or spectators. It is unclear whether a video of the game was made and no video evidence was presented by the player in his defence. The panel accepts that there could have been some provocation unseen by the referee and have taken this into account in giving a low entry of two weeks. An unprovoked punch to the head could warrant a mid entry level sanction.
Player’s status as an offender of the Laws of the game 19.11.10(a)
Two previous offences. One Red Card for a dangerous tackle in 2008 giving a 2 week suspension and in 2014 2 x yellow cards was deemed Sending Off Sufficient.
Need for deterrent 19.11.10(b)
n/a
Any other off-field aggravating factors 19.11.10(c)
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None / Choose an item. /
Acknowledgement of guilt 19.11.11(a) / Player’s disciplinary record/good character 19.11.11(b)
Pleaded guilty by letter / Two previous already listed above
Youth & inexperience of player 19.11.11(c) / Conduct prior to and at hearing 19.11.11(d)
N/A / Letter of apology and guilty plea
Remorse & timing of remorse 19.11.11(e) / Other off-field mitigation 19.11.11(f)
None shown at the time / None
One (1) / Weeks /
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