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At the recent RugbyWA KWIK 7s Tournament held at the Perth Bayswater Club, a player was given a Red Card for swearing at a Referee. This season the ARU have directed all referees to send from the field any player who swears at a Referee or Assistant Referee.
Depending on how the language was used, will often reflect the outcome. In this instance the Judiciary deemed this case to be a minor offence at the lowest level.
The result of this was a 3 week suspension.
All players and coaches must be aware that anyone who swears at a Referee or Assistant Referee will be shown a Red Card and will face the Judiciary. Despite the fact that this player’s case was rated at the lowest end, he still received 3 weeks. It is therefore very apparent that all people involved in our game must show self restraint and control their emotions.
Swearing at a Referee or Assistant Referee is no longer acceptable at any level of our game and will be dealt with harshly.