The Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Committee will use the most current IRB Recommended Santions for Offences within the Playing Enclosure (Regulation 17)
6.A.5 10.4(I) Verbal Abuse of Match Officials
LE - 6 Weeks / MR - 12 Weeks / TE - 18+ Weeks
6.A.5 10.4(I) Physical Abuse of Match Officials
LE - 24 Weeks / MR - 48 Weeks / TE - 96+ Weeks
6.A.5 10.4(I) Threatening Actions or Words at Match Officials
LE - 12 Weeks / MR - 24 Weeks / TE - 48+ Weeks
10.4(a) Stricking another Player with a hand, arm or fist
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 8+ Weeks
10.4(a) Stricking another Player with the elbow
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 9+ Weeks
10.4(a) Stricking with knee
LE - 3 Weeks / MR - 8 Weeks / TE - 12+ Weeks
10.4(a) Stricking with head
LE - 4 Weeks / MR - 8 Weeks / TE - 12+ Weeks
10.4(b) Staming on an Opponent
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 9+ Weeks
10.4(b) Trampling on an Opponent
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 9+ Weeks
10.4(c) Kicking an Opponent
LE - 4 Weeks / MR - 8 Weeks / TE - 12+ Weeks
10.4(d) Tripping an Opponent with the foot/leg
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 4 Weeks / TE - 7+ Weeks
10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent including early or late and including the action know as the “stiff arm tackle”
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 6 Weeks / TE - 10+ Weeks
10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent including a tackle or attemted tackle above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 6 Weeks / TE - 10+ Weeks
10.4(f) Holding, pushing or obstructing an Opponent not holding the ball except in a scrum, ruck or maul
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 4 Weeks / TE - 6+ Weeks
10.4(f) 10.4(j) Dangerous charging or obstructing or grabbing of Opponent without the ball, including shouldering
LE - 3 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 9+ Weeks
10.4(g) Dangerous charging or knocking down an Opponent with the ball, including shouldering
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 5 Weeks / TE - 9+ Weeks
10.4(h) Tackling, tapping, pushing or pulling an Opponent jumping for the ball in a lineout or in open play
LE - 3 Weeks / MR - 6 Weeks / TE - 10+ Weeks
10.4(i) Lifting a Player from the ground and either dropping or driving that Player’s head and/or upper body first into the ground whilst the Player’s feet are off the ground
LE - 3 Weeks / MR - 6 Weeks / TE - 10+ Weeks
10.4(j) Causing a scrum, ruck or maul to collapse
LE - 2 Weeks / MR - 4 Weeks / TE - 8+ Weeks
10.4(I) Testicle grabbing or twisting or squeezing
LE - 12 Weeks / MR - 18 Weeks / TE - 24+ Weeks
10.4(I) Biting
LE - 12 Weeks / MR - 18 Weeks / TE - 24+ Weeks
10.4(I) Contact with Eyes or the Eye Area
LE - 12 Weeks / MR - 18 Weeks / TE - 24+ Weeks
10.4(I) Spitting at Players
LE - 4 Weeks / MR - 7 Weeks / TE - 11+ Weeks
10.4(I) Verbal abuse of Players based on Religion, Race, Colour, or National or Ethnic Origin or otherwise
LE - 4 Weeks / MR - 8 Weeks / TE - 13+ Weeks
10.4(I) Any other acts(not previously referred to) which are contrary to good sportsmanship
LE - 4 Weeks / MR - 7 Weeks / TE - 11+ Weeks
In respect of offences not referred to above, appropriate sanctions may be imposed at the discretion of the PNRFU Diciplinary Committee and or the PNRFU President.
