Constituent Body (CB) Disciplinary Panels hear all discipline cases relating to the Community Game (Regional 1 and below, formerly known as Level 5 and below).
Cases which involve disrespect, verbal or physical abuse of a Match Official will continue to be heard by the appropriate CB Panel but the outcome of these cases will be reported to the RFU and published on this site for the 2024-25 season.
For more detailed guidance on the different categories of Match Official Abuse please click here.
Cases involving Match Official Abuse (to include disrespect, verbal abuse, physical contact, threatening words or actions and physical abuse) from 1 Janaury 2024, will be subject to the Notice of Aggravation issued by the RFU Head of Judiciary, Richard Whittam KC. The full memoranda is available here - click here.
| Name of CB | Name of Club | Name of Player, Individual, Coach or Team | Role of Individual | Date of Match or Incident | Charge details | Ban length | Details of any alternate sanctions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheshire |
Winnington Park |
Josh Gibbons |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
None |
Sussex |
Lewes |
Kane Dadswell |
Player |
07/12/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 match for 2 Yellow Cards |
None |
Buckinghamshire |
Beaconsfield RFC |
Craig Johnson |
Player |
30/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 match ban |
None |
Cornwall |
Veor RFC |
Bailey Berriman |
Player |
11/30/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
N/A |
Durham |
Newton Aycliffe |
Gareth Parsonage |
Player/Coach |
09/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 weeks |
Must attend Referees Course |
Sussex |
Pullborough |
Michael Aurhammer |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
4 weeks |
none |
Cumbria |
Kendal |
James Nield |
Coach |
03/11/2024 |
9.28 - Physical Contact with a Match Official |
8 weeks suspension from all coaching duties including at training sessions etc. and matches. |
Required to make a presentation to youth teams at Kendal about respect etc expected to be shown to referees etc, Copy video to be delivered to CB disciplinary secretary. |
North Midlands |
Old Saltlians RFC |
Dominic Blackwell |
Player |
09/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week playing ban |
None |
North Midlands |
Old Yardlians RFC |
David Langley |
Player |
05/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 week playing ban |
None |
North Midlands |
Hereford RFC |
Mark Philo |
Player |
26/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 week playing ban |
None |
North Midlands |
Telford Hornets RFC |
Nathan Parker |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
2 week playing ban |
None |
North Midlands |
Ross on Wye RFC |
Kane Hale |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
6 week playing ban |
None |
North Midlands |
Ross on Wye |
Kane Hale |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 weeks playing ban |
None |
Somerset |
Wellington RFC |
Lee Waddam |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
4 matches |
None |
Warwickshire |
Old Leamingtonians |
Adam Cannings |
Coach |
2610/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
|
Formal warning given, letter of apology to the Referee |
Warwickshire |
Old Leamingtonians |
Ben Harris |
Coach |
26/10/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
|
Warning and write letter of apology to the Referee |
Lancashire |
Southport RUFC |
Matthew Astwood |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks |
None |
Staffordshire |
Handsworth RUFC |
Jonathan Macey |
Player |
16/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 weeks |
None |
Yorkshire |
Knottingley |
Richard Earl |
Player but was running touch |
26/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
10 weeks |
|
Yorkshire |
Hullensians |
Jason Conroy |
Coach |
26/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 weeks suspended |
|
Yorkshire |
Huddersfield |
Callum Thompson |
Player |
09/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 weeks |
|
Yorkshire |
Sheffield |
Matthew Harris |
Coach |
03/11/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
Written warning |
Letter of apology |
Yorkshire |
Sheffield |
Kathy Crampin |
Support staff |
03/11/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
Written Warning |
Letter of apology |
Somerset |
Imperial RFC |
Kai Walsh |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
2 match ban |
Further suspended sanction for this season |
Staffordshire |
Uttoxeter RUFC |
Callum Shaw |
Player |
09/11/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 weeks |
|
Staffordshire |
Leek RUFC |
Nicholas Palmer |
Player |
09/11/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
7 weeks |
|
Staffordshire |
Burton RUFC |
John Kirwan |
Support staff |
26/10/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
6 weeks, 1 week will be deducted upon letter of apology being sent to MO within 7 days. |
Letter of apology to MO. |
Lancashire |
Burnley RUFC |
Ryan Bradley |
Coach |
20/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
Caution |
|
Lancashire |
Blackpool RUFC |
Matthew Rowley |
Player |
10/19/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
None |
Lancashire |
Blackpool RUFC |
Bailey Turner |
Player |
19/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
|
Sussex |
Midhurst RFC |
Nuno Sequeira |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
|
Yorkshire |
Huddersfield |
Peter Walker |
Spectator |
19/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks (1 week suspended) |
|
Yorkshire |
UCDONS |
Tyson Lewis |
Coach |
09/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
|
Sussex |
Worthing RFC |
Jolyon Mackew |
Coach |
27/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
12 weeks |
Ban from all involvement in coaching.
|
Sussex |
Bognor RFC |
Nick Baker |
Coach |
26/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 weeks |
Letter of apology to the Referee. |
Cheshire |
Port Sunlight |
John Glover |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
9 matches |
|
Cheshire |
Stockport |
Tom Eaton |
Coach |
12/10/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
6 matches suspended to April 30th 2025 |
|
Warwickshire |
Old Coventrians RFC |
Paul Wilkes |
Player |
17/08/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
|
Yorkshire |
Redcar |
Chris Bloomfield |
Coach |
05/10/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
5 weeks (2 weeks suspended until end of 24/25) |
|
Yorkshire |
Halifax Vandals |
Joshua Brown |
Player |
05/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
|
Yorkshire |
Hull Ionians |
Daniel Zgoda |
Coach |
21/09/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
5 weeks (3 weeks suspended until end of 24/25) |
|
Yorkshire |
Old Rishworthians |
Richard Brown |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
|
Staffordshire |
Barton under Needwood RFC |
Matthew Bayley |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
5 weeks |
|
Leicestershire |
Vipers RFC |
Aaron Edwards |
Player |
05/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
|
Sussex |
Midhurst RFC |
Stephen Adams |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
7 matches |
|
Sussex |
Brighton RFC |
Josh Salisbury |
Player |
14/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
|
Lancashire |
Mossley Hill RUFC |
Anthony Jacobs |
Player |
19/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
|
Staffordshire |
Stafford RUFC |
Richard Corbett |
Support staff |
13/10/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
5 weeks pitch side suspension for verbally abusing a MO. |
Must give a video recorded presentation to other parents/spectators on core values and TREDS ethos and his experiences of Club and CB Disciplinary processes. Video recording must be sent to CB Discipline Sec for review by the Panel. |
Gloucestershire |
Chosen hill 2 |
Dan Yeates |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
4weeks |
|
Buckinghamshire |
Amersham & Chiltern RFC |
David Francis |
Spectator |
26/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 match ban |
Serve a 4 Match Ban - 2 Match Bans suspended to end of 2024/25 season. Required to send a letter of apology to referee. |
Lancashire |
Leigh RUFC |
Samuel Holgate |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks |
|
Lancashire |
Preston Grasshoppers RUFC |
Connor Shelliker |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
|
Yorkshire |
Pontefract |
Richard Maw |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
5 weeks |
|
Yorkshire |
St Peters School York |
Andy Fradgeley |
Coach |
25/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
|
Advice given and refereeing duties to be undertaken at York RUFC |
Yorkshire |
St Peters School York |
Chris McTurk |
Coach |
25/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
|
Advice given and refereeing duties to be undertaken at York RUFC |
Lancashire |
Burnley RUFC |
Ben Uttley |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
2 weeks |
|
Lancashire |
Manchester FC |
Ben Ndlovu |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 weeks |
|
Durham |
Blaydon |
Steven Dryden |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks |
|
Durham |
Durham University (Counties 2 Durham/Northumberland) |
Flynn Morrow |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 3eeks |
|
Lancashire |
East Manchester 1 |
Mark Lee |
Player |
29/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
i week |
|
Cornwall |
Veor RFC |
Daniel Arthur |
Player |
14/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
|
Oxfordshire |
Bicester RFC |
Jake Sawyer |
Player |
07/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
5 matches |
|
Oxfordshire |
Didcot RFC |
Holly Silver |
Spectator (injured player) |
15/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
|
Staffordshire |
Lichfield Ladies RFC |
Fraser Goatcher |
Coach |
22/09/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
3 weeks Match Day Activity suspension. |
|
Cheshire |
Caldy RFC |
Harry Bishop |
Player |
07/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
|
Lancashire |
Bury RUFC |
Cameron Bagnall |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
|
Lancashire |
Ormskirk RUFC |
Neil Haberfield |
Coach |
14/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks |
Plus 3 week suspension suspended for 1 year |
Lancashire |
Leigh RUFC |
Jamie King |
Player |
31/08/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
|
Cornwall |
Launceston RFC |
Simon Stansfield |
Coach |
30/08/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
4 weeks |
