Updated: Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014 16:28 | Comments
By Tadhg Peavoy
Ulster full-back Jared Payne has been suspended for two weeks by the ERC following his dangerous charge on Saracens full-back Alex Goode during the Heineken Cup quarter-final clash last Saturday.
Payne was shown a red card by referee Jerome Garces in the fifth minute of the match for an alleged dangerous charge, which is in contravention of Law 10.4(i). The law states a player must not tackle, tap, push or pull an opponent jumping for the ball in open play.
An independent disciplinary hearing in Dublin today deemed two weeks to be an adequate suspension time for the fullback.
The independent judicial officer Simon Thomas heard evidence and submissions from Payne, Ulster director of rugby David Humphreys, and team manager, David Millar, as well as from ERC disciplinary officer Roger O'Connor.
Normally, the low end of a sanction for an offence of this nature is three weeks, with six weeks for a mid-range offence, and 12-52 weeks for a top-end offence.
In upholding the red card decision, the judicial officer determined that Payne had committed a reckless act and concluded that the offence was at the low end of the IRB sanctions for offences of this nature and selected three weeks as the appropriate entry point.
As there were no aggravating factors, and taking into account the player's clean disciplinary record and his exemplary conduct at the hearing, the judicial officer reduced the sanction by the maximum of one week and imposed a suspension of two weeks.
He commented that the case had been a particularly challenging one and conveyed his thanks to the Ulster Rugby representatives for the quality of their defence during the hearing.
As a result of the suspension, Payne will be able to return to action from 21 April onwards. He will therefore miss Ulster's upcoming clashes with Connacht on 11 April at Ravenhill and Glasgow Warriors on 18 April at Scotstoun. He will be available for selection to face Leinster on 2 May at Ravenhill.
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