Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Christopher Tolofua cited following red card for tip-tackle against Treviso
Toulouse hooker Christopher Tolofua received a red card and has been cited for a dangerous tackle he made on Treviso's Fabio Semenzato in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. Tolofua made his Test debut for France earlier this year.
The 18 year-old hooker was shown his second yellow card with just five minutes left in the game against Benetton Treviso. As a result, he was sent off by referee Leighton Hodges, and cited by citing commisioner Buster White.
The hearing will take place on Thursday in Dublin. He will not be able to play until the disciplinary process is completed.
The citing falls under Law 10.4 (j) - Lifting a player from the ground and either dropping or driving that player's head and/or upper body into the ground whilst the player's feet are off the ground.
Under the new IRB Sanctions for Foul Play that were introduced this season, the entry point for tip tackles has increased 33 per cent. Therefore a Low End recommended sanction would result in a 4 week suspension, however his clean record could play in his favour.
Toulouse came from behind to win the match 33-21.
UPDATE: Tolofua has been suspended for 6 weeks after pleading guilty to the offence.
An ERC statement read:
"The Judicial Officer upheld the citing complaint and found that Tolofua had carried out a dangerous tackle on his opponent. Employing the IRB recommended sanctions for Law 10.4(j), he determined that the offence was at the mid-range entry point of eight (8) weeks.
"In line with the current IRB deterrent regarding dangerous tackles, the Judicial Officer added a further two (2) weeks. He then considered Tolofua’s clean disciplinary record, his youth and inexperience and decided in mitigation to reduce the suspension by four (4) weeks – 50 per cent of the eight (8) week entry point – before imposing a suspension of six (6) weeks."
Posted at 9:18 am | 28 comments
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lambchop1234 October 24, 2012 11:26 am
browner October 30, 2012 10:42 pm
CITING COMMISSIONER gets my VOTE ......a huge difference between proper dump tackles & the illegal stuff
CITING COMMISSIONER for IRB Disciplinary panel !!!!
Citing Commissioner October 24, 2012 12:11 pm
Footnote - @Rugbydump : please stop referring to things like this as tip-tackles, this was a maul and basically an assault. It's the misinterpretation of this as a tip-tackle which I believe is leading to the persecution of the good old dump tackle.
Rugbydump October 24, 2012 12:53 pm
The laws are clear, so the term (the IRB's, not Rugbydump's) comes from 'Lifting a player from the ground and either dropping or driving that player's head and/or upper body into the ground'.
I'd prefer spear tackle (not in this case), but spear is more commonly viewed as the more severe tip-tackle.
Citing Commissioner October 24, 2012 2:24 pm
Law 15 Tackle: Ball Carrier Brought to Ground.
Definitions
A tackle occurs when the ball carrier is held by one or more opponents and is brought to ground.
Tolofua was not tackling the ball carrier - therefore not a tackle.
The law you reference is Law 10.4 J which explicitly refers to dangerous play and nowhere refers to a tackle.
Perhaps the title for the video should be "Christopher Tolofua cited following red card for dangerous play against Treviso?"
Rugbydump October 24, 2012 6:26 pm
The ERC statement reads: 'Tolofua is alleged to have carried out a dangerous tackle on the Benetton Treviso replacement, Fabio Semenzato (No 22), in contravention of Law 10.4(j)' etc.
Guy October 24, 2012 1:28 pm
Neil October 24, 2012 2:25 pm
Eggman October 24, 2012 12:32 pm
Definately a yellow, probably even a straight red. Maybe 4 weeks ban due to good record..
Guy October 24, 2012 1:33 pm
What I don't understand is why he is given a yellow if it meets the red card treshold. It happened right in front of the ref. He allready went for the whistle when the player engaged in the tackle, without knowing what the outcome would be.
Quite a strong fella for an 18 year old, by the way. Hope he learns from this.
Matt October 24, 2012 2:14 pm
You are wrong. It was an advantage for Toulouse because Semenzato was clearly offside!
Guy October 24, 2012 3:30 pm
Colombes October 24, 2012 1:50 pm
Tolofua will learn to not make his own justice. He's only 18. He've made a stupid choice. Guy Noves will use that to recall him some principes.
Pity cause he'll may miss the autumn tour with France.
Ottawa Rugger October 24, 2012 3:13 pm
Nattefrost October 24, 2012 4:01 pm
Stubby October 24, 2012 5:15 pm
Cathedral tackle lolol.
Obviously somebody was stuck in the maul and he used the player as a pry bar to get the poor follow out.
Surprised that there was not a neck injury given the way he was thrust head first in to the pile and then thrown over backwards.
Ithilsul November 03, 2012 10:50 am
You should also like the comment at 0:11:
"cul par-dessus tête", which is "ass over the head". ;)
Juan Cruz October 24, 2012 5:55 pm
cbb October 24, 2012 7:58 pm
RedYeti October 24, 2012 8:33 pm
WARROW October 24, 2012 9:32 pm
stroudos October 24, 2012 10:28 pm
A shame this bloke has revealed himself to be a dangerous moron. The only other footage I've seen of him was the linked post above where he - legitimately - broke Juan Imhoff. A very exciting player, hope he sticks to dominating the oppo legally from now on.
* RD, that's not another pop about the post description, just a description of the action. ;)
moddeur October 25, 2012 11:48 am
You haven't seen the last of him, he's a good ball carrier, strong in the scrum, 18 years old, and part of France's selection for the autumn tests against Australia, Argentina and Samoa.
Canadian content October 25, 2012 3:24 am
redanka October 25, 2012 3:58 pm
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xukrhk_hcup-2012-13-round2-treviso-vs-toulouse-2ndhalf-french-20-10-12-x264
Tom October 26, 2012 12:36 pm
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