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Case Detail

Case Number:

ON/289/19

Jack Bussey #10, Featherstone

Competition:

Championship

Match:

Featherstone v Sheffield

Match Date:

2019-03-10

Incident:

Dangerous Contact in the 1st minute (Knowles)

Decision:

Caution

Charge Detail:

Player grips opponent as opponent turns into contact and goes to ground. Opponent makes some allowances to attempt to allow opponents head to come through safely, however could do more to release the grip when player has gone to ground. Worthy of MRP Caution.
Rule – 15.1(i)
Detail – Defending player, in or after effecting a tackle, uses any part of his body forcefully to bend or apply unnecessary pressure to the head and/or neck and/or spinal column of the tackled player so as to keep the tackled player at a disadvantage in or after the tackle.
Caution

Decision On Charge

Decision On Sanction (where found to have committed Misconduct)