Conraad van Vuuren suspended for 3 weeks

Bulls front rower Conraad van Vuuren has received a three-week suspension for contravening Law 9.13 - a player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend. 

The incident occurred in the 67th minute of the match between the Chiefs and Bulls played at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton on Friday 16 March 2018.

Van Vuuren received a yellow card for the tackle during the match and the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee accepting his guilty plea.

In his finding, Foul Play Review Committee Chairman Nigel Hampton QC ruled the following: 

"Having conducted a detailed review of all the available evidence, including all camera angles and additional evidence, including submissions from his legal representative, Adrian Montzinger, the Foul Play Review Committee upheld the Citing under Law 9.13. This was an objectively dangerous tackle." 

"With respect to sanction the Foul Play Review Committee deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 weeks due to the lateness of the tackle and the Player’s direct contact to his opponent’s head. However, taking into account mitigating factors including the Player's youth, his clean Judicial record and his guilty plea at the earliest possible opportunity, the Foul Play Review Committee reduced the suspension to 3 weeks."

"The player is therefore suspended for 3 weeks, up to and including the Saturday 14 April 2018.”