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Case Detail

Case Number:

ON/1642/19

Joel Farrell #12, Sheffield

Competition:

Championship

Match:

Swinton v Sheffield

Match Date:

2019-09-08

Incident:

Dangerous Contact in the 31st minute

Decision:

Caution

Charge Detail:

Player grips under the arm of opponent as other defender takes opponent to ground. Player does not lose control of own body weight but lands on opponent. Technique worthy of MRP for caution
Rule - 15.1(i)
Detail – Defending player, in or after effecting a tackle, uses any part of his body forcefully to bend or apply unnecessary pressure to the head and/or neck and/or spinal column of the tackled player so as to keep the tackled player at a disadvantage in or after the tackle.
Caution

Decision On Charge

Decision On Sanction (where found to have committed Misconduct)