Ospreys vs Ulster

[Neill_M]

Re Hendo, thought on the night he was lucky to not get a Yellow. Disagree with the citing implying it was a red card offence. The role of Jordi in the incident puts enough doubt in there. Given it is a Scottish panel, the wise course of action may be to not challenge it and go through the process of nice suit, good biscuits and say sorry and get a 2-3 week ban.

[rumncoke]

Henderson when asked to plea should state " so many things happen during a match a single episode is hard to recall other than at the time I regretted being penalised and therefore ask my representative to plead on my behalf "

His representative can then state the referee was closer to incident than the Citing Officer and realised it was a two man "clear out " and in light of that fact gave a penalty and in the view of Ulster Rugby the referees decision at the time was right and the referee at the time didn't even consider the incident worthy of a yellow card.

Henderson should keep his mouth shut and therefor the panel to enforce any ban would have to state they consider the referee was wrong --- not a wise decision to say a referee was wrong .

And worse offence have occurred during the six nations without any citing where players have had to leave the field injured.( Earls comes to mind, Sexton's treatment against the Scots a few heavy late tackles )

[big mervyn]

Re Hendo, thought on the night he was lucky to not get a Yellow. Disagree with the citing implying it was a red card offence. The role of Jordi in the incident puts enough doubt in there. Given it is a Scottish panel, the wise course of action may be to not challenge it and go through the process of nice suit, good biscuits and say sorry and get a 2-3 week ban.

3 weeks or less is grand.

[Neill_M]

No ban for Hendo. Not a red card offence in the eyes of the panel.

[widerball]

HENDERSON FREE TO PLAY

"Iain Henderson of Ulster Rugby faced a Disciplinary Hearing today via video conference. A Disciplinary Committee met in Edinburgh (Scotland) to consider the citing against Henderson (No 5) of Ulster Rugby which occurred as a result of the fixture with Ospreys Rugby on Friday, February 15, 2019.

The Player was reported by the Citing Commissioner in charge for alleged infringement of Law 9.11 – Players must not do anything that is dangerous to others. The charge related to an incident in the 14th minute of the game in clearing out a ruck of the aforementioned fixture at Brewery Field, Bridgend.

The Disciplinary Committee comprising of Roddy Dunlop QC (Chair), Ian Douglas and Beth Dickens (all Scotland) reviewed the video clips and reports, and heard explanations from the player and his representatives.

The Player had been attempting a legitimate manoeuvre which was destabilised by another player. The Player admitted that an act of foul play had occurred, as his arm had been around the shoulder and neck of Ospreys No 7.

The Panel agreed that an act of foul play was shown, but considered that it merited a yellow card only given the limited ability of the Player to take avoiding action in a short space of time. As the act did not merit an on-field Red Card, the Citing complaint was not upheld.

The player is free to play."

[Dave]

Genuinely shocked at the level of common sense being displayed here!

[justinr73]

We were due a good result before the beak.

He'd already been hanged, drawn and quartered on The42.ie

[big mervyn]

We were due a good result before the beak.

It's not a good result if he gets injured playing for Joe.

[Dave]

We were due a good result before the beak.

He'd already been hanged, drawn and quartered on The42.ie

They are very focused on supporting Tadgh Beirne's career as much as possible. For some people that means they have to discredit other players.

[volvo]

Genuinely shocked at the level of common sense being displayed here!

+1

[Neill_M]

3 different viewpoints on same incident:

Ref & TMO = no card
Panel= Yellow
Citing Guy = Red

[justinr73]

We were due a good result before the beak.

It's not a good result if he gets injured playing for Joe.

He could equally have tripped over his dog at home.

[big mervyn]

We were due a good result before the beak.

It's not a good result if he gets injured playing for Joe.

He could equally have tripped over his dog at home.

Hardly "equally".

[Hapax Legomenon]

3 different viewpoints on same incident:

Ref & TMO = no card
Panel= Yellow
Citing Guy = Red

AKA Let's save the citing commissioner from looking like a total dick.

[Dave]

We were due a good result before the beak.

It's not a good result if he gets injured playing for Joe.

He could equally have tripped over his dog at home.

Hardly "equally".

True, not like his dog can't get cited.