Vodacom Bulls’ David Kriel has had his red card rescinded after a hearing sat on Tuesday 15 October.
Kriel was shown red in round 4 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship where his Vodacom Bulls side was up against the Ospreys in Wales.
After Kriel’s hearing, the seating agreed that his 49th-minute incident had enough mitigation to be revoked. Thus he becomes immediately available for selection as the Tshwane outfit prepares for their second match of a three-week European tour.
The Panel overseeing the disciplinary process Roddy Dunlop KC (Chair, Scotland), Donal Courtney and Gordon Black (both Ireland), found that while an act of foul play had occurred and the Player made contact with the neck area of the tackler, a combination of factors (including the Player’s attempt at a hand-off to protect himself, the speed & height of the tackling player, and the low force of the contact in question) was such that the Player had established, on balance of probability, that a red card should not have been issued. The card was thus rescinded.
The franchise stationed in the capital of South Africa will next tackle the Scarlets on Friday 18 October 2024 at 20:35pm CAT.
