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Wednesday Jul 14, 2021

Sharks scrum half suspended after that silly elbow against the British & Irish Lions

Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse appeared before an independent judicial committee via video link yesterday after having received a red card for an act of foul play during the Sharks’ second match against the British and Irish Lions.

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The independent Disciplinary Committee chaired by Stephen Hardy (Australia), joined by former internationals John Langford (Australia) and David Croft (Australia), heard the case and were presented with all available evidence, including multiple broadcast angles and submissions from the player and his representatives.

The player admitted that he had committed an act of foul play worthy of a red card. Having reviewed and considered all of the available evidence before the Committee, the Committee deemed that the player had breached Law 9.12 in that he had physically struck British and Irish Lions No.15 Liam Williams with his elbow / forearm, connecting with Mr Williams’s head / neck area.

As there had been contact with Mr Williams’s head / neck area, the Committee applied World Rugby’s mandatory minimum mid-range entry point for foul play.

This resulted in a starting point of a six-match suspension.

Having acknowledged various mitigating factors including the player’s clear and genuine remorse, early acknowledgment of culpability, apology given directly to both Mr Williams and the referee and exemplary disciplinary record to date, the Committee reduced the six-match entry point by three weeks, resulting in a sanction of three weeks being imposed.

This means he will miss the following matches:

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Friday, 16 July – Pumas
Wednesday, 21 July – Bulls
Saturday, 24 July – Cheetahs

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