Super Rugby News

The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Cooper Vuna of the Rebels for contravening Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend. In the incident, Vuna lifted Highlanders winger Kade Poki in a tackle and dropped him to the ground with no regard for his safety. Poki’s shoulder and upper back contacted the ground in a manner that placed his head and neck at risk of injury.

Sanzarrugby.com reviews the judicial affairs of the fifth week of 2012 Super Rugby, with one White Card issued and no Red Cards or Off Field Yellow Cards issued throughout the weekend, while there were no players cited.

Sanzarrugby.com reviews the judicial affairs of the fourth week of 2012 Super Rugby, with two suspensions given, while there was one off-field yellow card, and no white cards or no red cards.

A SANZAR Appeal Committee chaired by Nicholas Davidson has allowed an appeal by Adam Byrnes against the finding that he breached Law 10.4(m) by making contact with the eye area of another player, in circumstances constitutes dangerous play.

The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Digby Ioane of the Reds for contravening Law 10.4 (j). Lifting a player from theground and dropping or driving that player into the ground is dangerous play, after he was Cited following a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend after helifted Marcell Coetzee in a tackle and drove him backwards so Coetzee hit theground in a dangerous position.

Sanzarrugby.com reviews the judicial affairs of the third week of 2012 Super Rugby, with a solitary white and off-field yellow card issued, while the appeal was heard for Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Brynes.

SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Rene Ranger of the Blues for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling. A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Match after he made late and dangerous contact with Bulls player Bjorn Basson in the 79th minute of the match between the Bulls and Blues at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday 10 March 2012.

A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Adam Byrnes of the Rebels guilty of contravening Law 10.4 (m) Acts contrary to good sportsmanship - making contact with the eye, after he was cited during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.

During the first week of fixtures in the 2012 Super Rugby season (a judicial summary is included below) a player was cited by SANZAR Citing Commissioners.  There were also two firsts for Super Rugby, with the use of the ‘White Card’, and the issue of an ‘Off-Field’ Yellow Card.

Andries Strauss of the Cheetahs has accepted a guilty plea for contravening 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, after he was cited during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.

Michael Hobbs of the Blues has been issued with an off-field yellow card for contravening Law 10.4(e) Dangerous Tackle during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.

Sanzarrugby.com takes a look at the full referee appointments for round one of 2012 Super Rugby, kicking off in Auckland and Canberra tonight!

The 2012 Super Rugby season will feature a third citing card, with a white added to the standard yellow and red, as based on the introduction of new on field judicial laws.

The Reds have secured the services of 19-year-old openside flanker Liam Gill until the end of 2013.

A Super Rugby revolution is on the cards in New Zealand with four of the country's five franchises available to be licensed from 2013.

Lions flyhalf Butch James been suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of dangerous play.

Judgment has been reserved in the Butch James Judicial Hearing.

Lions flanker Michael Rhodes' suspension has been reduced by one week.

Western Force fullback James O'Connor has been suspended for one week after being found guilty of dangerous play by a SANZAR Judicial Hearing held in Perth on Sunday.