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All Clubs, Affiliates, Managers, Coaches, Players and Officials must take heed of the protocols outlined below or face appropriate disciplinary action. 1. Must ensure that the game is played and conducted in accordance with disciplined and sporting behavior and knowledge that it is not sufficient to rely solely upon the Match Officials to maintain those principles. Shall co-operate in ensuring the spirit of the laws of the Game are upheld and refrain from selecting players guilty of foul play. Shall not repeatedly breach the Laws of the Game. Shall accept and observe the authority and decisions of referee, touch judges, Match Officials and SRUs rugby disciplinary bodies. Shall not published or cause to published criticism of the manner in which a referee or touch judge handled a match. Shall not publish or cause to be publish criticism of manner in which the SRU Board or any other disciplinary body handled or resolved any dispute or disciplinary matter resulting from a breach of the Bye-Laws, Regulations, or Laws of the Game. shall not engaged in any conduct or any activity on or off the field that may impair public confidence in the honest and orderly conduct of a match, tour tournament or series of matches (including but not limited to the supply of information in relation to the Game, directly or indirectly, to bookmakers) or in the integrity and good character of any person. Shall promote the reputation of the Game and take all possible steps to prevent it from being brought into disrepute. Shall not commit a Doping Offence. Shall not abuse, threaten or intimidate a referee, touch judge or other Match Official, whether on or off the field of play. Shall not use crude or abusive languages or gestures towards referees, touch judges or or other Match Officials or spectators. Shall not do anything which is likely to intimidate, offend , insult, humiliate or indiscriminate against any other person on the ground for their religion, race colour or national or ethnic origin.
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Each Club is under an obligation to: 1. 2. Comply with, and to ensure that each of its members comply with this Code of Conduct; and Adopt procedures to monitor compliance with and impose sanctions for breaches of the Code of Conduct by persons under its jurisdiction.
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Table of Penalties
Match Commissioners may cite a Player for illegal and/or Foul Play, which in the opinion of the Match Commissioner warrant the Player concerned being Ordered Off, notwithstanding that the act of illegal and/or Foul Play may have been detected by Referee and/or Touch Judge. Citing complaints must be made by the Match Commissioner the SRU Operations Manager within 2 hours of the completion of the match in which the illegal and/or Foul Play is alleged to have occurred. Participating Clubs are entitled to cite Players, but they refer acts of illegal and/ or Foul Play to the Match Commissioner for consideration, provided such reference is made within 1 hour within the conclusion of the match. The Match Commissioner decides whether or not to pursue a citing complaint and his decision is final
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If a citing complaint is initiated by a match Commissioner a copy of the Complaint is sent to the Player and the matter will be referred to the SRU Games Committee. The Games committee will hear the citing complaint as soon as reasonably practicable and will consider evidence from the Player and other relevant witnesses. The Games Committee shall consider the evidence and determine whether the Act(s) or illegal and/or Foul Play have been committed. The Games Committee may decide to impose a sanctions for illegal and /or Foul Play subject to relevant aggravating and/or mitigating factors. All disciplinary cases is encouraged to be solved prior to the next club game.
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-4Law No Description Lower End(LE) Mid Range(MR) Top End(TE) LE-6 weeks MR-12 weeks TE- 18+ weeks LE-24 weeks M- 48 weeks TE- 96 + weeks LE- 12 weeks MR- 24 weeks TE- 48+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 8+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 8+ weeks LE- 3 weeks MR- 8 weeks TE- 12 weeks LE- 4 weeks MR- 8 weeks TE- 12+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 9+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 9+ weeks LE- 4 weeks MR 8 weeks TE 12 weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 4 weeks TE- 7+ weeks LE- 4 weeks MR- 8 weeks TE- 12+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 4 weeks TE- 6+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 9+ weeks Maximum Sanctions
52 weeks
Life
260 weeks
52 weeks
52 weeks
52 weeks
104 weeks
Stomping in an Opponent
52 weeks
Trampling on an Opponent
52 weeks
Kicking on an Opponent
52 weeks
52 weeks
Dangerous tackling of an opponent including early or late and including the action known as the stiff arm tackle Holding, pushing or obstructing an Opponent not holding the ball except in a scrum, ruck or maul Dangerous, charging or obstructing or grabbing of Opponent without the ball, including shouldering
52 weeks
52 weeks
52 weeks
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Description
Dangerous, charging or obstructing or grabbing of opponent with the ball, including shouldering Causing a scrum, scrum, ruck or maul to collapse Testicle grabbing or twisting or squeezing
Biting
Spitting at Player
Verbal Abuse of Players based on Religion, Race, colour, or National or Ethnic Origin or otherwise
Lower End(LE) Mid Range(MR) Top End(TE) LE- 2 weeks MR- 5 weeks TE- 9+ weeks LE- 2 weeks MR- 4 weeks TE- 8+ weeks LE- 12 weeks MR- 18 weeks TE- 24 weeks LE- 12 weeks MR- 18 weeks TE- 24+ weeks LE- 12 weeks MR- 18 weeks TE- 24+ weeks LE- 4 weeks MR- 7 weeks TE- 11+ weeks MR- 8 weeks TE- 13+ weeks
Maximum Sanctions
52 weeks
52 weeks
208 weeks
208 weeks
156 weeks
52 weeks 52 weeks
Note: Recommended penalties are not minimum penalties and any aggravating or mitigating factor must be taken into account. In respect of offences not referred to above, appropriate sanctions may be imposed at the discretion of the Match Commissioner. Notwithstanding the recommended sanctions above where the players actions constitute mid range or top end offending for any type of offence which had the potential to result and, in fact, did result, in serious/gross consequences to the health of the victim, the Match Commissioner may impose any period of suspension including a suspension for life.