Lowe in the dock after third yellow
James Lowe of the Chiefs is to appear before a SANZAR judicial officer after receiving a third yellow card in the 2015 season – during a Super Rugby match at the weekend.
According to SANZAR's judicial rules a player who has received three yellow cards or three citing commissioner warnings (or any combination thereof) – arising from Matches in the same Super Rugby season – shall be required to appear before the judicial officer appointed for the match during which he last offended.
At the same time as notification of the details of his hearing – pursuant to Rule 4.1 – the player shall be sent copies of the match officials' reports in relation to each incident and be advised that the purpose of the hearing before the judicial officer is to consider the circumstances in which each yellow card and/or citing commissioner warning was imposed and determine whether any further penalty should be imposed on him by reason of his persistent foul play.
The hearing is to be considered in the first instance by SANZAR judicial officer Nicholas Davidson.
All SANZAR disciplinary matters are in the first instance referred to a judicial officer hearing to provide the option of expediting the judicial process.
Dates of yellow card incidents:
Round Three: Chiefs v Crusaders, February 28
Round Four: Chiefs v Highlanders, March 6
Round 12: Rebels v Chiefs, May 2
