Steven Luatua Red Card Offence
Foul Play Review Committee Details (date, time and venue): Sunday 5 March, 2017 – 8am(SAST), 5pm(AEDT), 7pm(NZDT) via video-conference
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche, John Langford
Player: Steven Luatua
Team: Blues
Position: Flanker
Date of Incident: 3 March 2017
Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent
Elapsed time in match when offence occurred: 40th minute
SANZAAR NEWS RELEASE
STEVEN LUATUA RED CARD OFFENCE
Steven Luatua of the Blues has received a red card for foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
Luatua is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an opponent when he made contact with Chiefs player Tim Nanai-Williams during the match between the Chiefs v Blues at FMG Stadium, Hamilton on 3 March 2017.
The Case is to be considered in the first instance by the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee which will take place on Sunday 5 March 2017 at 8 am(SAST), 5 pm(AEDT), 7 pm(NZDT) 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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