SANZAAR Media Release: Ardie Savea cited

Player: Ardie Savea
Team: Hurricanes
Position: Number 8
Date of Incident: 3 March 2023
Nature of Offence: Law 9.27: A player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship.
Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 40:35

Bit of push and shove and Ardie Savea is NOT happy 😡

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Ardie Savea of the Hurricanes has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby Pacific match at the weekend.

Savea is alleged to have contravened Law 9.27: A player must not do anything that is against the spirit of good sportsmanship, during the match between the Rebels and Hurricanes at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 3 March 2023.

Upon further review of the match footage, the Citing Commissioner deemed in his opinion the incident had met the Red Card threshold for foul play.

The Case is to be considered in the first instance by the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee which will take place on Monday 6 March 2023, 6pm(AEDT), 8pm(NZDT) via video-conference.

All SANZAAR disciplinary matters are in the first instance referred to the Foul Play Review Committee to provide the option of expediting the judicial process.

For a matter to be dispensed with at this hearing, the person appearing must plead guilty and accept the penalty offered by the Foul Play Review Committee.

“I put my hand up and I apologise for that.” An honest reflection from Ardie Savea post-match 🗣️

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