Hurricanes duo get warnings
DISCIPLINARY NEWS: Hurricanes duo Julian Savea and Gareth Evans have been issued warnings for foul during their team’s 12-24 defeat to the Brumbies in Canberra.
Savea was issued with a warning for contravening Law 9.11 – A player must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others, during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
The incident occurred in the 77th minute of the match played at GIO Stadium on Saturday. Savea lifted an opponent from the ground then threw him past the horizontal in an action to clean him out of the ruck.
A Warning may be issued by the SANZAAR Citing Commissioner for foul play incidents that are very close to, but in his opinion do not meet the red card threshold for citings. Upon further review of the match footage the Citing Commissioner deemed a warning was appropriate.
Evans was issued with a warning for contravening Law 9.20 – A player must not make contact above the line of the shoulders, during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
The incident occurred in the 69th minute of the match. Evans gripped around the head/neck region of an opponent at a ruck and continued to maintain contact in attempt to remove the player from the ruck.
A Warning may be issued by the SANZAAR Citing Commissioner for foul play incidents that are very close to, but in his opinion do not meet the Red Card threshold for citings. Upon further review of the match footage the Citing Commissioner deemed a warning was appropriate.
