Independent Disciplinary Update: Jeans Spencer Decision

A yellow card was issued to Jeans Spencer of the Kyushudenryoku KyudenVoltex at the match between Kyushudenryoku KyudenVoltex and HINO RED DOLPHINS held on 11 April 2025. This was the third yellow card accumulated by Spencer 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: Jeans Spencer

Team:Kyushudenryoku KyudenVoltex

Date of Incident: 11 April 2025

Nature of Offence: 

YC① Law 9.7(a) －A player must not; Intentionally infringe any law of the game.

 YC② Law 9.12－A player must not physically abuse anyone.

 YC③ Law 9.13－A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders. 

Sanctions: No additional Sanctions

* Cumulative yellow cards remain (YC② and ③)

* 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 KAMAISHI SW 21 Dec 40:00]

           YC② The player swung his leg down to the victim player(No.9 of GR TOKATSU) [vs GR TOKATSU 15 Mar 19:00] 

           YC③ The player made a high tackle to the victim player(No.15 of HINO RD) [vs HINO RD 11 April 38:00 into the 2nd half]

【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