A young Rugby league player has had his license suspended for 20 years after hitting a referee during an Elite U19 match.
This is what we can call a sanction as heavy as it is exemplary. The rugby league disciplinary committee has decided to suspend K., a Saint-Gaudens player, for a period of 20 years. The reason? The thirteen player, playing in the Saint-Gaudinois club in XIII, attacked the match referee during the match between his club and Limoux in the Elite U19 category, on Sunday December 15. The referee allegedly received a punch in the face from the player after the end of the match, when the locals had lost 28 to 4. The attacker then headed towards the locker room to deliver a blow to the player. 'arbitrator. Based on section A6.8.2 of the regulations, this type of offense can result in a suspension ranging from four months to disbarment for life. The disciplinary committee has ruled: this young player is suspended for a period of twenty years.
The referees proclaim their fed up
Faced with this aberration, the delegation of French rugby union referees expressed themselves in a scathing press release. “Like you, they are humans, and they can sometimes be wrong, write the officials. Today, the observation is clear. Whatever the match, whatever the championship or category, the refereeing body is the constant target of multiple attacks. From insults to threats to obscene gestures, every referee has already experienced this awful situation. Their authors, coaches, supporters, players or managers sometimes forget the values of our sport. Recently, physical attacks against us have increased. A young referee was recently attacked again in the face. This new aggression is a drop of water that breaks an already full vase. Every year, many young boys and girls approach regional officials to get started in refereeing. And unfortunately, too many of them quit shortly after, disgusted at spending their afternoons being insulted and threatened on the edge of a lawn.”
