Warburton Admits Rolland was right

The IRB wrote:

The flanker admitted committing "a dangerous tip tackle" contrary to Law 10(4) (j) when he appeared at a disciplinary hearing on Sunday.

Tackles involving a player being lifted off the ground and tipped horizontally and then forced or dropped to the ground are illegal and constitute dangerous play. The IRB Memorandum issued on June 8, 2009 stated that such tackles "must be dealt with severely by referees and those involved in the off-field disciplinary process."

The Independent Judicial Officer determined the sending off to be appropriate in Law and the action in line with IRB directives to Unions, Teams and Match Officials.

The Judicial Officer concluded that the offence was mid range on the scale of seriousness, which has an entry point of six weeks.

He found that there were no aggravating features and there were compelling on-field and/or off-field mitigating features including the Player's admission, outstanding character and disciplinary record and remorse. Therefore, the suspension was reduced to a period of three weeks.

maestegmafia wrote:

The IRB wrote:

The flanker admitted committing "a dangerous tip tackle" contrary to Law 10(4) (j) when he appeared at a disciplinary hearing on Sunday.

Tackles involving a player being lifted off the ground and tipped horizontally and then forced or dropped to the ground are illegal and constitute dangerous play. The IRB Memorandum issued on June 8, 2009 stated that such tackles "must be dealt with severely by referees and those involved in the off-field disciplinary process."

The Independent Judicial Officer determined the sending off to be appropriate in Law and the action in line with IRB directives to Unions, Teams and Match Officials.

The Judicial Officer concluded that the offence was mid range on the scale of seriousness, which has an entry point of six weeks.

He found that there were no aggravating features and there were compelling on-field and/or off-field mitigating features including the Player's admission, outstanding character and disciplinary record and remorse. Therefore, the suspension was reduced to a period of three weeks.

mickyt wrote:I am not trying to be WUM or anything here at all but it appears Sam Warburton has admited (in so many words) taht the tackle was worse that he thought and feels that Rolland was correct (following the letter of the IRB law) to be sent off.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2011/1103/1224307029899.html

Sam Warburton: "At the end of the day the IRB said if you lift up a player and drop him it’s a red card, and that’s exactly what I did. I can’t complain. There was no point in appealing against it and I didn’t have a leg to stand on really.”

Glas a du wrote:Apparently Clerc asked him for a massage!