CRAIG GILROY HAS been cited by the United Rugby Championship after a collision with Scarlet winger Thomas Rogers that saw him yellow carded last weekend.
Ulster enjoyed a 27-15 bonus-point win in Belfast, though Gilroy appeared fortunate not to have been red carded for the heavy tackle on Rogers.
The URC confirmed Gilroy has been cited under Law 9.13 which declares ”a player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders.”
Arrangements for the disciplinary process are currently in progress and will be announced in due course, according to the league.
The referee got it wrong, red card all day.
@Aidan Kearney: how can this be red all day, when the citing commission said zebos was not a red? The scarlets player had fallen so much his knee was on the ground when he got hit. Im not against that being a red but the rules allows for mitigation, i just want consistency
@Patrick Corrigan: yeah, had the player not been on his knee, it looked like it would have been a standard enough tackle. Will be surprised if a ban comes from this. Not hugely, but surprised nonetheless
‘Heavy hit’ that gave me a chuckle
Correct decision. Whoever the TV director was should also be cited. They repeatedly showed Rogers’ head being whipped back. Was shocking enough the first time. I had a teenager watching it with me & it was far too graphic.
Correct.