DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
If clubshave a player sent off* it is the responsibility of the Club to report the dismissal to the EMRFU Disciplinary Secretary by e-mail or phone (see contact details below) within 48 hoursof the offence.
* a reminder to clubs that dismissals by ANY referee at ALL levels on ANY day MUST be reported to the Disciplinary Secretary.
This MUST include the player’s Date of Birth AND his/her RFU Id number, and whenever possible the match official’s details.
The administration fees for 2017-18 will be Senior £30 and Age Grade (Under 18s and below) £15 per offence. Failure to report a sending off or other disciplinary offence within the time limit will result in the fee rising to £50.00 for Senior and £25 for Age Grade.
As per World Rugby Regulations: ‘Players Ordered-Off or cited by a Citing Commissioner shall be provisionally suspended pending the hearing of the case’ which means that no player can play until the case has been considered & dealt with by the CB Disciplinary Panel.
If the Committee deem that the offence is of ‘a not very serious nature’ the Committee may decide that the player need not appear at the hearing and that a decision can be arrived at in his absence. The offer to hear the case in the player’s absence does not preclude the player requesting to attend the meeting in the usual way if he/she so wishes.
When a player appears at a disciplinary hearing at least one senior Club official should always accompany him/her.
A player who appears at a hearing has the right to request the referee’s attendance providing that any expenses incurred by the referee are met by the player or the Club.
If the players do not request the referee to be present at the hearing it will be deemed to have accepted the referee’s report as an accurate account of the incident(s) and may therefore only plead mitigating circumstances for his/her actions.
A player or Club which fails to appear at a hearing without good cause or reason will be expected to pay the administration fee for the cancelled hearing and for the consequent meeting which has to be arranged to hear the case.
EMRFU Disciplinary Committee
Chairman
Steve Miles
Kialanga, The Green, Orlingbury, Kettering, NN14 1JA
01933 400123 (h) 07721 376359 (m)
Secretary
Bish Seymour
19 Tanfield Lane, Northampton, NN1 5RN
07540 704936 (m)
Proposed Disciplinary Meeting Dates