Disciplinary ///////////////////////// by Ben Cisneros

‘Tapping Up’ in Rugby: the van Rensburg case

On 21 April 2020, the RFU published the decision of an independent disciplinary panel (the “Panel”) in the matter of RFU v Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Sale Sharks and Matthew Ginvert (the “Decision”). The case, involving charges against a player,…

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Commercial/Disciplinary/Governance/Player Welfare ////////////////// by Ben Cisneros

“Kicked to the Curb”: Players and Clubs unhappy over Yorkshire Carnegie decision

The financial troubles of Yorkshire Carnegie are now well-known. The Championship side announced in April 2019 that it was to go part-time in order to save costs after its principal investor pulled out, but it was revealed in June that…

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