SILATOLU LATU CITED
Player: Silatolu Latu
Team: Waratahs
Position: Hooker
Date of Incident: 4 March 2016
Nature of Offence: 10.4 (a) Punching or striking, A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s).
Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 57th minute
Silatolu Latu of the Waratahs has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Latu is alleged to have contravened 10.4 (a) Punching or striking, when he made contact with Brumbies #12 Matt Toomua in an incident that occurred in the 57th minute of the match between the Brumbies and Waratahs at GIO Stadium in Canberra on 4 March 2016.
The referee for the match, Marius van der Westhuizen, reviewed the incident with the Television Match Official but was unable to see any clear and obvious foul play from the replay views provided during the game.
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 SANZAAR Duty Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner SC.
All SANZAAR 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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