Referees to put players "on report"

[TRF_Cymro]

Rugby Championship and Super Rugby referees will have powers to put players "on report" for suspected foul play under a system being trialed in rugby union for the first time.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_7460720,00.html
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[smartcooky]

And about time too!

Anything that puts more pressure on serial foul play offenders is a good thing.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

How does this differ from the current citing proceedings?

 

[lucky number 7]

I got put on report in second year ...very demeaning thing to do as a good student.

However it did often when not abuse make the trouble makers sit down and shut up as they had the ability to be punished almost instantaneously...if the system is similar ...good.

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

Why'd you get put on report??

 

[William18]

How does this differ from the current citing proceedings?

I believe the referee does it instead of outsiders.

 

[nickdnz]

How does this differ from the current citing proceedings?

Under the system referees will be able to place a player on report when they suspect but aren't certain an offence has been committed. Referees will still be able to issue yellow and red cards in clear cases of foul play

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Which means that if a referee is unsure of whether or not to issue a yellow, he can put it on report to be punished later.

The current citing system only allows red card offences to be punished and it has to be picked up by a citing commisioner.

 

[smartcooky]

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Which means that if a referee is unsure of whether or not to issue a yellow, he can put it on report to be punished later.

The current citing system only allows red card offences to be punished and it has to be picked up by a citing commisioner.

Yes, and more importantly, adding an extra layer to the citing system narrows the cracks in that system, so that infringers are less likely to escape through them. How many times have we all seen things that we thought should have been cited, but weren't?

Currently, if the judiciary decides that an offence was only worth a yellow card, they either dismiss the charge or find the player guilty but don't award a suspension.

I can see the possibility that we may end up with a demerit points system. A player could be put on report, or get a yellow card, and they would cop a certain number of demerit points depending on the offence. When a player exceeds a predetermined number of demerit points, they cop an automatic one match ban.

 

[lucky number 7]

Why'd you get put on report??

Constantly late , forgetting to do homework and chatting with mates...Not my fault really as this was before I was diagnosed with ADHD.