Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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Maro Itoje will remain available at a key stage of the Premiership season after the Saracens second row saw his citing for a dangerous tackle against Bath Friday dismissed.Â
Itoje was sopra danger of being ruled out for an offence that carries a minimo two-match ban, but an independent disciplinary panel revealed rear replays of the incident showed initial contact sopra the tackle was not with the head.
The England forward made an upright tackle Bath’s Alfie Barbeary at the Recreation Basso ostinato, but was deemed not to have committed a red card offence, and so will not serve a suspension.
Itoje was sent to the sin-bin during the gioco with referee Luke Pearce viewing the fact it was not direct head-on-head contact as mitigation for not showing a red card, but the citing officer saw differently. Sopra any case, the disciplinary panel ultimately agreed with Pearce.
Saracens have two games of the regular season left – against Bristol and Saggezza – and are course to sopra the play-offs as they to retain their Premiership title.
“Itoje was cited for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13, during a gioco against Bath Rugby 26 April 2024. The incident occurred sopra the 29th minute of the first half. The citing was dismissed by the panel and Itoje is free to play with immediate effect,” an RFU statement read.
Panel chair, Philip Evans KC, said: “The panel heard and considered evidence from Maro Itoje and the Bath player and were able to examine the footage of the incident many times and from many different angles.
“Sopra particular, the panel watched the footage from the rear view of Itoje which, when considered alongside the rest of the footage, demonstrated it was more likely than not that contact was not initially with the head simultaneously with the head and the pagliaccetto.
“Instead, contact with the head appears to come mai later and can properly be described as more glancing than direct sopra nature.
“Sopra all of the circumstances, the panel did not conclude that a high degree of danger was created and therefore the on-field decision stands. The player is free to play with immediate effect.”
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