Independent Disciplinary Update: Charlie Lawrence Decision

A yellow card was issued to Charlie Lawrence of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars at the match between YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars held on 3 May 2026. This was the third yellow card accumulated by Lawrence 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:  Carlie Lawrence

Team: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars 

Date of Incident: 3 May 2026

Nature of Offence: 

YC①② Law 9.13

YC③ Law 9.10

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 the No. 10 of SHIZUOKA BR [vs SHIZUOKA BR 4 APR 2026 18:00 into the 2nd half]

           YC② The player made a high-tackle to the No. 7 of BL TOKYO [vs BL TOKYO 18 APR 2026 16:00]

　　　YC③ Repeated infringements  [vs YOKOHAMA E 3 MAY 2026 13:00]