Adré Smith of DHL Stormers faced a Disciplinary Hearing today via video conference and has been banned for 8 weeks. A Disciplinary Panel convened via videoconference to consider the citing against Adré Smith resulting from the Round 2 United Rugby Championship fixture against Munster Rugby on October 2nd, 2021.
The player received a Citing complaint under Law 9.12 – A player must not physically or verbally abuse anyone. Physical abuse includes, but is not limited to, biting, punching, contact with the eye or eye area, striking with any part of the arm (including stiff-arm tackles), shoulder, head or knee(s), stamping, trampling, tripping or kicking.
The Disciplinary Panel, comprising of Sheriff Kathrine Mackie, Iain Leslie (both Scotland) and Janet Gedrych (Wales) concluded that there was an act of foul play which merited a low range entry point. The Player’s previous record and behaviour during the process were considered and mitigation of 30% was applied.
As a result, the Player has been banned for a period of 8 games. He is free to play from midnight on Sunday, February 13th, 2022.