Bowe Gets Early Xmas Present as French Duo Get Gridlocked

Tommy Bowe the Ireland & Ospreys wing was up before the sport’s disciplinary body as a result of
a citing arising from the Heineken Cup Pool 3 match against Viadana last weekend.The citing was lodged by Iain
Goodall (Scotland), was for lifting a Player from the ground and
either dropping or driving that Player’s head and/or upper body first
into the ground whilst the Player’s feet are off the Ground on Viadana
wing Kaine Robertson (No 14) in contravention of Law 10.4 (i).
After considering the evidence, the independent Judicial Officer, HH
Judge Jeff Blackett (England), determined that although the player had
committed an act of foul play (so that the citing was upheld), the act
of foul play had not warranted a red card. Accordingly the player is
free to play.

Elsewhere due to unforeseen travel delays the independent Disciplinary Hearings involving Stade Français Paris players Julien Dupuy and David Attoub,
scheduled to be heard in Dublin today
have been adjourned.

The independent Disciplinary Hearings will now be held in Dublin
tomorrow (Friday, 18 December, 2009). The independent Judicial Officer
appointed to the cases is HH Judge Jeff Blackett (England).

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