Independent Disciplinary Update: Lourens Erasmus Decision
Lourens Erasmus of the URAYASU D-Rocks was sent off for two yellow cards at the match between URAYASU D-Rocks and SHIZUOKA BlueRevs held on 28 December 2024. This was the third yellow card accumulated by Erasmus in the season.
This is to inform that in accordance with Article 34 (Judicial and Citing) of the JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE ‘Official Match Guidelines 2024-25’ and the Japan Rugby Football Union ‘Regulation of Sanctions for Foul Play’, the Judicial Officer conducted a hearing with the player and decided to apply the following sanctions.
■Regulation 17 (DISCIPLINE - FOUL PLAY): Details of the Incident
Player: Lourens Erasmus
Team: URAYASU D-Rocks
Date of Incident: 28 December 2024
Nature of Offence:
YC① Law 9.20(a) – A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul.
YC②③ Law 9.10－When different players of the same team repeatedly commit the same offence, the referee gives a general caution to the team and if they then repeat the offence, the referee temporarily suspends the guilty player(s).
Sanctions: 1 week (match) suspension (Rd 3)
The Act and Elapsed time in match when incident occurred:
YC① The player made a dangerous tackle to the victim player (No.19 of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars) [vs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars 22 Dec 76:00]
YC② Repeated infringements [vs SHIZUOKA BlueRevs 28 Dec 27:00]
YC③ Repeated infringements [vs SHIZUOKA BlueRevs 28 Dec 70:00]
【References】
JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE “Official Match Guidelines 2024-25” (JP only)
https://league-one.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/file/menu/11248_6724a704ea4a2.pdf
Japan Rugby Football Union “Regulation of Sanctions for Foul Play” (JP only)
https://rugby-japan.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/file/html/169467_6560879583b90.pdf
World Rugby Regulation17 DISCIPLINE - FOUL PLAY
https://www.world.rugby/organisation/governance/regulations/reg-17
