Disciplinary Hearings
Disciplinary Hearing Meetings Dates for (all meetings will be held at Bury St. Edmunds RFC 7pm):
2017
Thursday 26th January
Thursday 23rd February
Thursday 23rd March
Thursday 27th April
May t.b.a
All Hearings to be held at Bury St Edmunds RFC - Scheduled to start at 19:30hrs.
There is a possibility that with the new IRB directive, we may have to meet more that just once a month. This will reviewed as the season progresses.
As per last season the Discipline admin charge for attending a full hearing is £100, the administrative costs for the ECRU Discipline Panel accepting a guilty plea and not having to attend a Full Panel Hearing will remain at £40.
Please Note: With New RFU Guidelines this season for “Age-Grade Rugby Disciplinary Guidelines (Appendix 6).
For Youth / Junior & Schools levels, there will be no charge made for Disciplinary Hearings Administration by the RFU or Constituent Bodies.
As a further reminder and as per last season with new IRB directives, any player sent from the field of play is suspended until the outcome of a Disciplinary Hearing, even Club sanctions will need to be verified by the ECRU Disciplinary Panel before any player can resume playing.
Furthermore, in-line with IRB directive to the RFU, any player sent from the field of play is suspended until the outcome of a Disciplinary Hearing.
The RFU and its Constituent Bodies must comply with this direction, therefore All Clubs, Society Referees and Referees MUST Notify the ECRU Disciplinary Secretary within 48 hours of the end of the match, as per RFU Regulation 19.6.1 and 19.6.3.
Failure to comply with this will incur a penalty fine of £25.
Past history suggests this will not be an issue for referees, as at least the last 2 seasons all have complied, I’m afraid the same can’t be said for clubs.
Request please, that ALL CLUBS send me a copy of their Club Disciplinary Panel and current contact details, I've found that these are not always up-to-date with the Handbooks and / or club web pages. Again this is a RFU requirement under the regulation 19.1.4