Seru Cited

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:37 pm

Yes. Tigers have found him "not guilty" and the RFU Panel is next Wednesday.

g · Post by g » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:43 pm

So another lengthy ban for Seru then.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:44 pm

Very much doubt it g. "Not guilty" likely verdict!

WhitecapTiger · Post by **WhitecapTiger** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:47 pm

Find it strange that no particular offence has been mentioned............unless I've missed something?

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:51 pm

The offence is "unsportsman like behaviour". When and how unspecified. One assumes the actual citing documentation is more specific.

WhitecapTiger · Post by **WhitecapTiger** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:56 pm

I saw the unsportsmanlike behaviour bit Bill, I hope you're correct that the documentation is more specific, and sure you are, but why all the cloak and dagger I wonder?

Maybe he looked at Brent Russell or others and said....."NEXT!"

Whilst smiling of course!

Maybe it's all a subterfuge to deflect attention away from the lack of attention paid to the wasps kerfuffle!

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:57 pm

Bill W wrote:I have having great difficulty with this.

Since it was not "dangerous play" (else it would have been named as such); or abuse of an official (similar) and only "unsportsmanlike" no way under the laws of the game would it have warranted an immediate red. So the only way it could warrant a red would be if he yellow carded for it (repeated offence) and then continued with it. And you can only get a yellow if you have been cautioned. He was not cautioned. And he was not yellow carded.

Hence, IMHO, no way could it warrant a red and hence citing fails to even warrant a hearing.

Daily, any thoughts?

Evening Bill.

The Sarries site report, IIRC, claimed that Seru was 'guilty' (in their opinion) of gouging.

I have no idea how justified this claim is, nor indeed if this is the actual alleged offence.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:00 pm

He has not been cited for gauging daily. He has been cited for unsportsman like behaviour - e.g. foul language towards another player, chucking the ball into the crowd, laughing when they are penalised, mocking a knock on .........

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:01 pm

WhitecapTiger wrote: Maybe it's all a subterfuge to deflect attention away from the lack of attention paid to the wasps kerfuffle!

That there is a hidden agenda is for certain.

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:04 pm

Bill W wrote:He has not been cited for gauging daily. He has been cited for unsportsman like behaviour - e.g. foul language towards another player, chucking the ball into the crowd, laughing when they are penalised, mocking a knock on .........

No, I understand that. Just reporting on the only thing that I have heard in the public domain. 'Verbal abuse', both to official or player, is a specific offence (all under 10(4)(k)), so I really can't think what is being referred to.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:56 pm

We shall await enlightenment!! I am not holding my breath!

Jeremy Anderson · Post by **Jeremy Anderson** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:32 am

Perhaps he said something in Fijian that sounding like he was being offensive in English!

Wayne Richardson Fan Club · Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:57 pm

Jeremy Anderson wrote: Perhaps he said something in Fijian that sounding like he was being offensive in English

Ah the Harbajan Singh defence!!!!

WhitecapTiger · Post by **WhitecapTiger** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:02 pm

EASTY,

Thank You