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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
None |
Leicestershire |
Vipers RFC |
Aaron Edwards |
Player |
05/10/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
No |
Sussex |
Midhurst RFC |
Stephen Adams |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
7 matches |
N/A |
Sussex |
Brighton RFC |
Josh Salisbury |
Player |
14/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
N/A |
Lancashire |
Mossley Hill RUFC |
Anthony Jacobs |
Player |
19/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
None |
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 |
N/a |
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 |
None |
Lancashire |
Preston Grasshoppers RUFC |
Connor Shelliker |
Player |
12/10/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
1 week |
None |
Yorkshire |
Pontefract |
Richard Maw |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
5 weeks |
None |
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 |
None |
Lancashire |
Manchester FC |
Ben Ndlovu |
Player |
28/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 weeks |
None |
Durham |
Blaydon |
Steven Dryden |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 weeks |
None |
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 |
None |
Lancashire |
East Manchester 1 |
Mark Lee |
Player |
29/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
i week |
None |
Cornwall |
Veor RFC |
Daniel Arthur |
Player |
14/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
3 matches |
None |
Oxfordshire |
Bicester RFC |
Jake Sawyer |
Player |
07/09/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
5 matches |
None |
Oxfordshire |
Didcot RFC |
Holly Silver |
Spectator (injured player) |
15/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
6 matches |
None |
Staffordshire |
Lichfield Ladies RFC |
Fraser Goatcher |
Coach |
22/09/2024 |
5.12 - Bringing the Game in to Disrepute |
3 weeks Match Day Activity suspension. |
None |
Cheshire |
Caldy RFC |
Harry Bishop |
Player |
07/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
None |
Lancashire |
Bury RUFC |
Cameron Bagnall |
Player |
21/09/2024 |
9.28 - Verbal Abuse of a Match Official |
5 matches |
None |
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 |
None |
Cornwall |
Launceston RFC |
Simon Stansfield |
Coach |
30/08/2024 |
9.28 - Disrespecting the Authority of a Match Official (Dissent) |
4 weeks |
None |
