Sheehan faces a disciplinary hearing after Lynagh incident
NEWS: Dan Sheehan, the British and Irish Lions hooker and stand-in captain, has been cited having escaped punishment on the field during a bad-tempered third Test after appearing to elbow Tom Lynagh in the head.
Sheehan will have a citing complaint reviewed by an Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) after being cited by the independent citing commissioner Adrien Menez for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.20 (a) (a player must not charge into a ruck or maul…) in the Australia v British & Irish Lions third test in Sydney on Saturday, 2 August.
Australia’s Lynagh was knocked out of the third Test against the British & Irish Lions after failing his HIA following a brutal elbow from Dan Sheehan.
In line with World Rugby’s expedited off-field sanction process, Sheehan’s case will be considered by the on-duty Independent Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) comprising Wang Shao-ing (chair), Val Toma, and Mike Mika on Sunday, August 3.