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<blockquote data-quote="Teh Mite" data-source="post: 317239" data-attributes="member: 12332"><p><strong>RFU confirm Brendan Venter's appeal date </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/saracens/8703556.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/saracens/8703556.stm</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The Rugby Football Union has confirmed it will hear Saracens boss Brendan Venter's appeal against a 14-week ban on Wednesday evening.</strong></p><p></p><p>The Sarries director of rugby will sit before an independent panel in London. </p><p></p><p>Venter was handed the punishment for "making provocative and inappropriate gestures" during a match at Leicester on 8 May. </p><p></p><p>The South African is currently banned from being at Twickenham for the Guinness Premiership final on 29 May. </p><p></p><p>Saracens hope to have the ban overturned before the clash with Leicester which takes place just three days after the hearing.</p><p></p><p> The dispute has also seen a row break out between the club and the sport's governing body. </p><p></p><p>Sarries chief executive Edward Griffiths hit out at the RFU saying: "Perhaps it's time for English rugby to be run like a modern professional sport and not a rural prep school." </p><p></p><p>RFU chairman Martyn Thomas, who could yet take disciplinary action against Griffiths, responded angrily saying: "Nobody is bigger than the game of rugby and we're becoming increasingly concerned at the erosion of the core principles of the game." </p><p></p><p>After Venter's initial hearing the RFU released an 11-page statement, in which it observed Venter's "arrogant behaviour" during the hearing, citing his eating of biscuits and sweets as examples.</p><p></p><p>---------------------------</p><p></p><p>Delicious irony in Griffiths accusing anyone else of not acting professional. Even if it is the RFU.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teh Mite, post: 317239, member: 12332"] [B]RFU confirm Brendan Venter's appeal date [/B] [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/saracens/8703556.stm[/URL] [B]The Rugby Football Union has confirmed it will hear Saracens boss Brendan Venter's appeal against a 14-week ban on Wednesday evening.[/B] The Sarries director of rugby will sit before an independent panel in London. Venter was handed the punishment for "making provocative and inappropriate gestures" during a match at Leicester on 8 May. The South African is currently banned from being at Twickenham for the Guinness Premiership final on 29 May. Saracens hope to have the ban overturned before the clash with Leicester which takes place just three days after the hearing. The dispute has also seen a row break out between the club and the sport's governing body. Sarries chief executive Edward Griffiths hit out at the RFU saying: "Perhaps it's time for English rugby to be run like a modern professional sport and not a rural prep school." RFU chairman Martyn Thomas, who could yet take disciplinary action against Griffiths, responded angrily saying: "Nobody is bigger than the game of rugby and we're becoming increasingly concerned at the erosion of the core principles of the game." After Venter's initial hearing the RFU released an 11-page statement, in which it observed Venter's "arrogant behaviour" during the hearing, citing his eating of biscuits and sweets as examples. --------------------------- Delicious irony in Griffiths accusing anyone else of not acting professional. Even if it is the RFU. [/QUOTE]
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