The Disciplinary process related to Sazi Sandi’s (DHL Stormers) Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 3 game against Edinburgh Rugby on Saturday, October 1 2022 has resulted in an three-week ban.
After an act of foul play against Edinburgh Rugby player No 6 (Jamie Ritchie) referee Frank Murphy showed the Player a Red Card in the 74th minute of the game under Law 9.13 – A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders.
The panel overseeing the disciplinary process, David Martin (Chair) and Kim Moloney (both Ireland), Chris Watts (Wales) found that the incident met the Red Card threshold, with entry of mid-range warranting six weeks. The Player received full mitigation due to his behaviour and clean record which results in a three week / game suspension, the Panel confirmed that he can apply to World Rugby for the HPC Coaching Intervention, which would reduce his suspension to two games.
As a result the Player will be suspended for a period of three weeks.
Should the Player complete the Coaching Intervention Programme then the sanction will be reduced by one week.
Fixtures Sazi Sandi is unavailable for:
- Zebre Parma v DHL Stormers 8 October 2022, Vodacom URC
- Ospreys v DHL Stormers 14 October 2022, Vodacom URC
- Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers 22 October 2022, Vodacom URC
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