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Cape Town - Reds wing Digby Ioane has been charged with contravening the SANZAR code of conduct and will face a judicial hearing on Wednesday.
The charge stems from a comment made by Ioane on the social media website Twitter after the Reds' loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington last Saturday.
A SANZAR investigation has determined that Ioane has allegedly breached Sections 8.3.1 d) and 8.3.1 e) of the SANZAR Code of Conduct as contained in the Super Rugby tournament regulations.
The Code states:
8.3.1 d) All participants shall accept and observe the authority and decisions of referees, touch judges, Match Officials and all other rugby disciplinary bodies, subject to Regulation 17 as amended by these rules; and
8.3.1 e) Shall not publish or cause to be published criticism of the manner in which a referee or touch judge handled a match.
The hearing will take place via teleconference on Wednesday 4 at 09:00 (SA time) and will be chaired by SANZAR Judicial Officer, Nigel Hampton QC.
The charge stems from a comment made by Ioane on the social media website Twitter after the Reds' loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington last Saturday.
A SANZAR investigation has determined that Ioane has allegedly breached Sections 8.3.1 d) and 8.3.1 e) of the SANZAR Code of Conduct as contained in the Super Rugby tournament regulations.
The Code states:
8.3.1 d) All participants shall accept and observe the authority and decisions of referees, touch judges, Match Officials and all other rugby disciplinary bodies, subject to Regulation 17 as amended by these rules; and
8.3.1 e) Shall not publish or cause to be published criticism of the manner in which a referee or touch judge handled a match.
The hearing will take place via teleconference on Wednesday 4 at 09:00 (SA time) and will be chaired by SANZAR Judicial Officer, Nigel Hampton QC.
