Independent Disciplinary Update: Yu Tamura Decision

A yellow card was issued to Yu Tamura of the YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES at the match between   YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES and TOYOTA VERBLITZ held on 28 March 2026. This was the third yellow card accumulated by Tamura 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 2025-26’ 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:  Yu Tamura

Team: YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES 

Date of Incident: 28 March 2026

Nature of Offence: 

 YC① 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 shows a yellow card to the guilty player(s).

YC①②③ Law 9.7(a)－A player must not: a. Intentionally infringe any law of the game.

Sanctions: No additional Sanctions

* Cumulative yellow card remains (YC②)

* Appendix A. Player receives three Temporary Suspensions and/or Citing Commissioner Warnings in a Tournament/Series or five in a Sevens Series 

2. The Judicial Officer or Judicial Committee may, however, decide to apply no sanction in the following circumstances: 

(b)    exceptional circumstances exist which would warrant no sanction being imposed. This situation could arise when: 

(ii)     some of the Temporary Suspensions were awarded for technical offences (that is, not Foul Play) following a team warning by the referee or for what are characterised as so-called technical offences not involving a breach of Laws 9.11 to 9.28 inclusive. 

The Act and Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 

　　   YC①  Intentionally infringe law of the game [vs SHIZUOKA BR 14 Dec 2025 18:00 into the 2nd half]

           YC② The act of tripping the opposition with one’s foot [vs SAITAMA WK 17 Jan 2026 08:00 into the 2nd half]

　　　YC③ Intentionally infringe law of the game [vs TOYOTA V 28 Mar 2026 42:00]