List of Discipline Committee Sanctions 2015-16 Red Card Decisions Player name Club Match Date Match Offence Suspension (weeks) Paul Grahamslaw Kelso 8 Aug 15 Kelso v Glenrothes (Lasswade 10s) Punch/Strike 1 Graham Blackwood East Kilbride 15 Aug 15 East Kilbride v Cartha Queen s Park 2 yellow cards 1 Calum Kerr Strathaven 22 Aug 15 Kilmarnock 2XV v Strathaven Dangerous tackle 2 Name withheld Jordanhill School 29 Aug 15 Glasgow High School v Jordanhill School Tripping 0 Max MacFarlane Glasgow Hawks 29 Aug 15 Glasgow Hawks 2XV v Ayr 2XV Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 4 Oscar Welch Hillhead/Jordanhill 28 Aug 15 Cartha QP v Hillhead/Jordanhill Strike with Head 0 Chris Tulloch Hillhead/Jordanhill 28 Aug 15 Cartha QP v Hillhead/Jordanhill Punch/Strike 2 Ry McInnes Marr 05 Sep 15 Marr 2XV v Musselburgh 2XV Punch/Strike 1 Liam Law Ross High 05 Sep 15 Edinburgh Northern v Ross High Punch/Strike 2 Ben McHardy Kinross 05 Sep 15 Kinross v Panmure 2 yellow cards 2 Catalin Graur Selkirk 12 Sep 15 Selkirk v Heriot s Stamping/Trampling 1 Steven Markby Duns 12 Sep 15 Murrayfield Wanderers v Duns Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 2 Matt Stevens Stewart s Melville FP 12 Sep 15 Stewart s Melville v Edinburgh Accies Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 13 Cameron Pate Gala 12 Sep 15 Glasgow Hawks 2XV v Gala 2XV Punch/Strike 2 Gareth Craig Police Scotland Glasgow 12 Sep 15 Hyndland v Police Scotland Glasgow Stamping/Trampling 2 Euan Constable Blairgowrie 12 Sep 15 Blairgowrie v Kinross Stamping/Trampling 1 Name withheld Berwick 12 Sep 15 Berwick U18 v Gala Wanderers Punch/Strike 1 Steven Mitchell Kirkcaldy 12 Sep 15 Kirkcaldy 2XV v Madras FP Bad Sportsmanship 1 Martin Christie Watsonians 19 Sep 15 Watsonians v Stewart s Melville FP 2 yellow cards 1 Connor Turnbull Irvine 19 Sep 15 Berwick v Irvine Punch/Strike 3 Aaron Hall Berwick 19 Sep 15 Berwick v Irvine Punch/Strike 3 Blair Skipper Irvine 19 Sep 15 Berwick v Irvine Punch/Strike 3 Findlay Field Boroughmuir 19 Sep 15 Melrose v Boroughmuir 2 yellow cards 2 Grant Anderson Ayr 19 Sep 15 Gala v Ayr Dangerous Tackle (high) 1 Louie Hoodless Greenock Wanderers 19 Sep 15 Greenock W 2XV v Clydebank 2XV Punch/Strike 1 Name withheld Dollar Academy 19 Sep 15 Strathallan School v Dollar Academy Playing opp without ball 2
Kieran Gilmour Waid Academy FP 19 Sep 15 Waid Academy v Dundee Univ Medics Stamping/Trampling 3 Name withheld Stewart s Melville Coll. 17 Sep 15 Stewart s Melville Coll v Merchiston School Strike with Knee 2 David Revie Biggar 26 Sep 15 Biggar v Whitecraigs Referee Abuse 4 Toby Wood Edinburgh University 26 Sep 15 Edinburgh Univ 3XV v St Andrew s Univ 3XV Dangerous Tackle (tip) 4 Fraser Maxwell Blairgowrie 26 Sep 15 Bannockburn v Blairgowrie Bad Sportsmanship 2 David Cribbes Garioch 26 Sep 15 Garioch v Caithness Dangerous tackle (high) 1 Name withheld Marr College 26 Sep 15 Marr College v Wellington School Punch/Strike 2 Jordan Hyslop Hawick Harlequins 26 Sep 15 Hawick Harlequins v Forrester Stamping/Trampling 3 Peter Malizole Panmure RFC 03 Oct 15 Panmure v Morgan Academy FP Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 3 Mike Parsons Grangemouth 03 Oct 15 Blairgowrie v Grangemouth Retaliation 0 Stewart McCullough Inverleith 03 Oct 15 Edinburgh Northern v Inverleith 2 yellow cards 0 Name withheld Fettes College 03 Oct 15 Fettes College v Dundee HS Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 3 Name withheld Hawick Wanderers 03 Oct 15 Tynedale U18 v Hawick Wanderers Punch/Strike 3 Lewis Niven Edinburgh Academicals 10 Oct 15 Edinburgh Accies 3XV v. RHC 2XV 2 yellow cards 1 Nick Hurn Glasgow University 14 Oct 15 Glasgow University v Dundee University Punch/Strike 0 Martin Punter Dunfermline 17 Oct 15 Dunfermline v Glenrothes Head Butt, Verbal Abuse, 20 Threatening Words Thomas Forster Panmure 17 Oct 15 Panmure v Kinross Punch/Strike 2 Faseegh Toefy Panmure 17 Oct 15 Panmure v Kinross Punch/Strike 2 Gary Tolson Kinross 17 Oct 15 Panmure v Kinross Punch/Strike Rescinded Sebastian Jablonski Inverleith 17 Oct 15 Edinburgh Northern v Inverleith Punch/Strike 1 Ben Inglis North Berwick 17 Oct 15 North Berwick v Hawick Harlequins 2 Yellow Cards 4 Andrew McLean Stirling County 17 Oct 15 Stirling County U18 v Culford School Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 2 Neil Robertson Forrester 17 Oct 15 Edinburgh Northern 2XV v Forrester 2XV Bad Sportsmanship 1 James Millar Dundee & Angus College 21 Oct 15 Dundee & Angus Col v Queen Margaret Univ Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 3 Graeme Crawford Gordonians 24 Oct 15 Gordonians v Carnoustie HSFP Punch/Strike 1 Name withheld Portobello 24 Oct 15 Ross High U18 v Portobello U18 Bad Sportsmanship 2 Name withheld Knox Academy 05 Nov 15 Perth Academy v Knox Academy Punch/Strike 2 Name withheld Perth Academy 05 Nov 15 Perth Academy v Knox Academy Punch/Strike Rescinded Innes Frazer Ardrossan Academicals 07 Nov 15 Falkirk v Ardrossan Academicals Punch/Strike 5 Name withheld Hamilton 07 Nov 15 Dunfermline U18 v Hamilton U18 Kicking 2 Daren Shaw Arbroath RFC 14 Nov 15 Bo ness v Arbroath Bad Sportsmanship Rescinded
Conway Pretorious Kelso RFC 14 Nov 15 Watsonians v Kelso Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 2 Andrew Joseph Watsonian FC 14 Nov 15 Watsonians 2XV v Heriot s 2XV 2 Yellow Cards Rescinded Lewis Martin Selkirk RFC 14 Nov 15 Selkirk 2XV v Biggar 2XV Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 2 Diarmuid O Connor Inverleith RFC 21 Nov 15 Inverleith v Ross High Kicking 2 Glen Neilson Strathaven RFC 21 Nov 15 Moffat v Strathaven Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 7 Name withheld Kelso Harlequins RFC 23 Nov 15 Selkirk U16 v Kelso U16 Tripping 1 Name withheld Hamilton RFC 22 Nov 15 Hamilton U15 v Dumfries U15 Punch/Strike 1 Stewart Hainey Glenrothes RFC 28 Nov 15 Carnoustie v Glenrothes Stamping / Trampling 2 Scott McAlpine Glenrothes RFC 28 Nov 15 Carnoustie v Glenrothes Punch/Strike 1 Name withheld Falkirk RFC 28 Nov 15 Dumfries U18 v Falkirk U18A Kicking 5 Niall Brogan Inverleith RFC 28 Nov 15 Broughton v Inverleith 2 Yellow Cards 0 Steven Esposito Carnoustie HSFP 28 Nov 15 Carnoustie HSFP v Glenrothes Unfair Play 6 James Rowley Earlston RFC 12 Dec 15 Earlston v RDVC 2 Yellow Cards 1 Josh Irvine Gala RFC 12 Dec 15 Boroughmuir 2XV v Gala 2XV Head Butt 3 Sam Johnstone Boroughmuir RFC 12 Dec 15 Boroughmuir 2XV v Gala 2XV Punch/Strike 1 Stevie Binnie Grangemouth Stags RFC 12 Dec 15 Morgan Academy FP v Grangemouth Stags Dangerous Charging 2 Fraser Strachan Stewarts Melville RFC 19 Dec 15 Stewarts Melville v Watsonians Stamping/Trampling 3 Adam McManus Lenzie RFC 19 Dec 15 Cambuslang v Lenzie Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 5 Tom Stuart Edinburgh Academicals 19 Dec 15 Jed-Forest v Edinburgh Academicals Dangerous Tackle (Tip) 8 Blair Robertson Kelso RFC 28 Dec 15 Kelso 2XV v Earlston Dangerous Charging 2 Andrew Dick Glenrothes RFC 09 Jan 16 Crieff v Glenrothes 2XV Punch/Strike 2 Ross Lithgow Kirkcaldy RFC 23 Jan 16 Kirkcaldy 2XV v Kinross Punch/Strike 1 Alun Semple Penicuik 6 Feb 16 North Berwick v Penicuik 2 yellow cards 1 Hugh McGregor Edinburgh University 10 Feb 16 Abertay Univ v Edinburgh Univ 2XV 2 yellow cards 0 John Miller Caithness 13 Feb 16 Caithness v Highland Punch/Strike 2 Name withheld Hawick PSA 13 Feb 16 Tynedale U18 v Hawick PSA Referee Abuse 5 Alex Conyers Fife Southern 20 Feb 16 Crieff and Strathearn v Fife Southern Head Butt 2 Richard Leckie Crieff and Strathearn 20 Feb 16 Crieff and Strathearn v Fife Southern Punch/Strike 2 Fraser Craig Inverness Craig Dunain 20 Feb 16 Aberdeenshire 3XV v Inverness Craig Dunain Punch/Strike 1 Shaun Ruwers Currie 20 Feb 16 Currie v Watsonians Stamping/Trampling 3 Mark Christie Grangemouth 20 Feb 16 Grangemouth v. Stirling University Punch/Strike 2
Patrick Coupar Dumfries 20 Feb 16 Perthshire v Dumfries Retaliation/Punching 1 Jonny Sked Preston Lodge 20 Feb 16 Inverleith 2XV v Preston Lodge 2XV 2 yellow cards 1 Cameron Fenton Stirling County 27 Feb 16 Stirling County v Ayr Punch/Strike 1 Kaue Kaue Murrayfield Wanderers FC 5 Mar 16 Murrayfield Wanderers v Dunbar Dangerous Tackle Rescinded Daryl Warrender Glenrothes 5 Mar 16 Glenrothes v Carnoustie HSFP Punch/Strike 1 Lawrie Seydak Edinburgh Academicals FC 5 Mar 16 Edinburgh Academicals v Kelso Punch/Strike 1 Fergus Whatley Aberdeen University 9 Mar 16 Glasgow University v Aberdeen University Punch/Strike 6 Jack Forster Carnoustie HSFP 12 Mar 16 Carnoustie HSFP v Strathmore Punch/Strike 1 Kevin Clydesdale Bo'ness 12 Mar 16 Bo'ness v Glenrothes 2XV Bad Sportsmanship 2 Ryan McCready Paisley 12 Mar 16 Clydebank v Paisley Bad Sportsmanship Rescinded Haddon McPherson Ayr 12 Mar 16 Hawick v Ayr Punch/Strike 2 Name withheld Boroughmuir 13 Mar 16 Boroughmuir U16 v Currie U16 Punch/Strike 1 Peter Forrest Selkirk 18 Mar 16 Jed-Forest v Selkirk Punch/Strike 1 Scott Morrison Glenrothes 19 Mar 16 Glenrothes 2XV v Waid Academy FP Punch/Strike 1 Nathan Murray Irvine 19 Mar 16 Irvine v Livingston Punch/Strike 4 Gareth Jones East Kilbride 19 Mar 16 East Kilbride v GHK Stamping/Trampling 8 Name withheld Portobello FP 19 Mar 16 Portobello U18 v Boroughmuir U18 Punch/Strike 1 Andy McCulloch Inverleith 26 Mar 16 Inverleith 2XV v Edinburgh Northern 2XV Punch/Strike 1 Christopher Baikie Dunbar 26 Mar 16 Dunbar v Duns Referee Abuse 6 Scott Rendall Orkney 26 Mar 16 Irvine v Orkney Retaliation - Punch/Strike 1 Andrew Gillespie Falkirk 02 Apr 16 Fife Southern v Falkirk 2XV 2 yellow cards 1 Momin Riaz Liberton 02 Apr 16 Liberton 2XV v Linlithgow 2XV Referee Abuse 6 Mark Cant Inverleith 09 Apr 16 Trinity Academicals v Inverleith Bad Sportsmanship 2 Owen Jackson Aberdeenshire 09 Apr 16 Aberdeenshire v Falkirk Kicking 3 James McLaughlan Waysiders/Drumpellier 09 Apr 16 Cumbernauld v Waysiders/Drumpellier Punch/Strike 3 Jamie King Livingston 09 Apr 16 Dalziel v Livingston Referee Abuse 6 Michael Snaith Peterhead 16 Apr 16 Peterhead v Aberdeenshire 3XV Punch/Strike 2 Greg Leitch Musselburgh 16 Apr 16 North Berwick Sevens Punch/Strike 5 Name withheld Uddingston 24 Apr 16 Whitecraigs U15 v Uddingston/WayDrump U15 Referee Abuse 5 Name withheld Stirling County 24 Apr 16 Stirling County U18 v Highland U18 Dangerous Tackle (tip) 3 Kyle Harrison Aberfeldy 30 Apr 16 Crieff Sevens Dangerous Tackle (tip) 1 Ewan Scott Gala 01 May 16 Earlston Sevens 2 yellow cards 0
Blair Skipper Irvine 09 Apr 16 Orkney v Irvine 2 yellow cards 2 Steph Dickson Grangemouth 24 Apr 16 RDVC Women v Grangemouth Women Bad Sportsmanship 4 Jordan Sloan Grangemouth 07 May 16 Waid Academy FP v Grangemouth 2XV 2 yellow cards 0 Euan Greer GHA 07 May 16 GHA Lions v Kilmarnock 2XV Referee Abuse 8 Citings Upheld Player name Club Match Date Match Offence Suspension (weeks) Dom Buckley Kelso 29 Aug 15 Jed-Forest v Kelso Stamping/Trampling 13 weeks James Dooley Aberdeenshire 20 Feb 16 Aberdeenshire 3XV v Inverness Craig Dunain Contact with the eye or eye area 8 weeks Joe Bailey Ross High FP 19 Mar 16 Ross High FP v Broughton Biting 15 weeks Misconduct Complaints Upheld Name Club Match Date Match / Event Offence Suspension (weeks) Matthew Grant Ardrossan Academicals 29 Aug 15 Hamilton v Ardrossan Acads Referee Abuse 5 weeks (Ending 14/10/15) Duncan Macleod Trinity Academy 5 Sep 15 North Berwick HS v Trinity Academy Referee Abuse Reprimand and a suspended 2 month ban. Peter Ferrie East Kilbride RFC 23 Oct 15 Irvine v East Kilbride Referee Abuse 4 weeks ending 11/12/15 (from attending any East Kilbride fixture including a venue ban KO ±2 hours). Douglas Notman Biggar RFC 07 Nov 15 Hillhead/Jordanhill v Biggar Referee Abuse 7 weeks (Ending 13/01/16) Jamie Moglia Birkmyre RFC 15 Nov 15 Birkmyre U16 v Caithness U16 Breach of Bye Law 25 (unlicensed referee) Reprimand and warning as to future conduct.
Suspended from acting as a club office bearer until obtaining a Level 1 refereeing qualification. Birkmyre RFC Birkmyre RFC 15 Nov 15 Birkmyre U16 v Caithness U16 Breach of Bye Law 25 (unlicensed referee) Reprimand and warning as to future conduct. Fine of 2,000 (suspended subject to no further misconduct before the end of the 2016/17 season). Note: A suspended fine of 1,000 from 2014/15 to become payable immediately. Phil Murphy Liberton RFC 28 Nov 15 Liberton v Trinity Academicals Referee Abuse Reprimand and warning as to future conduct. 5 weeks (from attending any Liberton fixture ±2 hours). Jethro Urquhart Carrick RFC 19 Dec 15 Carrick 2XV v West of Scotland 2XV Referee Abuse Gordon Galashan Referee 14 Nov 14 25 Nov 15 Watsonians 2XV v Heriot s 2XV Discipline Committee hearing (Including verbal abuse, threatening words and actions and physical abuse) 1 - Submitting a false report 2 - Giving false testimony at Discipline Committee 45 weeks (Ending 02 02 17) Reprimand and 8 weeks suspension from refereeing, match officiating and in the administration, assessment and reviewing of referees.
Alastair Cummings SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION Referee Performance Reviewer 25 Nov 15 Discipline Committee hearing Giving false testimony at Discipline Committee Reprimand and 52 weeks suspension from refereeing, match officiating and in the administration, assessment and reviewing of rugby refereeing, officiating, referee supervision, referee review and referee assessment. George Cessford Earlston 26 Mar 16 Aberdeen University v Earlston Referee Abuse 8 weeks (from attending any Earlston fixture ±2 hours) Duncan Lindsay Panmure 09 Apr 16 Blairgowrie v Panmure Referee Abuse 6 weeks (from attending any Panmure fixture ±2 hours) Scott Anderson Uddingston 24 Apr 16 Whitecraigs U15 v Uddingston/WayDrump U15 Referee Abuse and selecting ineligible player Craig Hughes Waysiders/Drumpellier 24 Apr 16 Whitecraigs U15 v Uddingston/WayDrump U15 Selecting ineligible 3 player Name withheld Waysiders/Drumpellier 24 Apr 16 Whitecraigs U15 v Uddingston/WayDrump U15 Referee Abuse 4 9 weeks (from attending any Uddingston fixture ±2 hours)