FRANCOIS STEYN RED CARD OFFENCE
Duty Judicial Officer: Adam Casselden
Player: Francois Steyn
Team: Sharks
Position: Centre
Date of Incident: 22 March 2015
Nature of Offence: 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground whilst that player’s feet are still off the ground such that the player’s head and/or upper body come into contact with the ground is dangerous play.
Elapsed time in match when offence occurred: 28th minute
Francois Steyn of the Sharks received a red card for foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Steyn is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground, in an incident that occurred in the 28th minute of the match between the Sharks and Chiefs at Growthpoint KINGS PARK in Durban on 21 March 2015.
The case is to be considered in the first instance by SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Adam Casselden.
All SANZAR disciplinary matters are in the first instance referred to a Duty Judicial Officer hearing to provide the option of expediting the judicial process.
For a matter to be dispensed with at this hearing, the person appearing must plead guilty and accept the penalty offered by the DJO.
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