“Vindicated”.
That’s exactly how Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White feels after a Vodacom United Rugby Championship disciplinary committee overturned David Kriel’s red card on Wednesday after a hearing that involved submissions from the Bulls themselves, writes Brendan Nel for SuperSport.com.
The midfielder was red carded rather inexplicably for extending his arm to try and fend off an Ospreys defender, hitting him at the top of his chest and the bottom part of the neck, and while referee Eoghan Cross initially didn’t flag it as dangerous, repeated replays at the stadium and a baying crowd made him not only change his mind, but award Kriel his first red card of his career.
The Bulls were incensed by this, but held on to win the game 29-19 and immediately began working on trying to overturn Kriel’s sanction.
On Wednesday a disciplinary committe overturned the decision, exonerating Kriel from any sanction because of the red card
“The Player (David Kriel, No 12) received a Red Card in the 49th minute of the game under Law 9.11 – Players must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others including leading with the elbow or forearm, or jumping into, or over, a tackler,” the ruling read.
The story continues here.
