The Disciplinary process related to Max Douglas’s red card in the BKT United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Dragons RFC on Thursday, January 1 has resulted in a two-game suspension.
After an act of foul play by Scarlets player No 4 (Max Douglas), referee Ben Connor showed the player a red card in the 40th minute of the game under Law 9.20b – Dangerous play in a ruck or maul. A player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders.
In the player’s responses to the Judicial Officer overseeing the disciplinary process (Ms. Rose Alice Murphy), he had accepted that he had committed an act of foul play which warranted a red card. Ms. Murphy found that the incident met the red card threshold, with entry of mid-range warranting four weeks. The player received two weeks (50%) mitigation due to his good record and exemplary conduct throughout the disciplinary process which results in a two-game suspension.
Should the player complete the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme then the sanction will be reduced by one week.
