Jaco Kriel Cited
Player: Jaco Kriel
Team: Lions
Position: Back Row
Date of Incident: 15 April 2017
Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(o) Late-charging the Kicker
Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 26th Minute
Jaco Kriel of the Lions has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Kriel is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4(o) Late-charging the Kicker, during the match between the Stormers and Lions at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on 15 April 2017.
The referee for the match, Jaco Peyper, awarded a Yellow Card for the incident which occurred in the 26th minute.
Upon further review of the match footage, the Citing Commissioner deemed in his opinion the incident had met the red card threshold for foul play.
The Case is to be considered in the first instance by the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee which will take place on Sunday 16 April, 9 am(SAST), 5 pm(AEST), 7 pm(NZST) via video-conference.
All SANZAAR disciplinary matters are in the first instance referred to the Foul Play Review Committee 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 Foul Play Review Committee.
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