Independent Disciplinary Update: TJ Perenara Decision

A yellow card was issued to TJ Perenara of the RICOH BlackRams Tokyo at the match between  Mie Honda HEAT and RICOH BlackRams Tokyo held on 17 April 2026. This was the third yellow card accumulated by Perenara 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:  TJ Perenara

Team: RICOH BlackRams Tokyo 

Date of Incident: 17 April 2026

Nature of Offence: 

YC①② Law 9.13

YC③ Law 9.7(a)

Sanctions: No additional Sanctions

* Cumulative yellow card remains (YC①②)

* 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  The player made a high-tackle to No. 16 of TOKYO SG [vs TOKTO SG 13 DEC 2025 33:00 into the 2nd half]

           YC② The player made a high-tackle to No. 7 of URAYASU DR [vs URAYASU DR 21 FEB 2026 25:00 into the 2nd half]

　　　YC③ The player retrieved the ball from the top of the ruck and then fell to the ground, thereby preventing a potential try-scoring opportunity. [vs MIE H 17 APR 2026 25:00 into the 2nd half]