ROBERT DU PREEZ CITED
Player: Robert du Preez
Team: Stormers
Position: Fullback
Date of Incident: 13 June 2015
Nature of Offence: Law 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 incident occurred: 76th minute
Robert du Preez of the Stormers has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Du Preez is alleged to have contravened 10.4 (j) Lifting Tackle, in an incident which occurred in the 76th minute of the Super Rugby match between the Sharks and Stormers at Growthpoint KINGS PARK in Durban on 13 June 2015.
The referee for the match, Glen Jackson, issued a yellow card for the incident. 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 citing is to be considered in the first instance by SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Nigel Hampton QC.
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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