Leinster wing, James Lowe has been banned following his red-card in the recent defeat to Munster.
The in-form winger was issued a red-card by referee Frank Murphy following an ugly aerial tackle on Munster flyer Andrew Conway.
You can see the tackle in the clip below.
Lowe faced a Disciplinary Hearing today via video conference today.
A Disciplinary Committee met in Wales to consider the red-card decision against him which occurred in the
The New Zealander was shown a red card under Law 9.17 – A player must not tackle, charge, pull, push or grasp an opponent whose feet are off the ground.
Lowe accepted that he had committed an act of foul play and that his actions warranted a red card.
The Disciplinary Committee, comprising of Roger Morris (Chair), Ray Wilton and Rhian Williams (all Wales), concluded that the player had committed an act of foul play, that that act of foul play warranted a red card and so the referee’s decision to issue the red card was correct.
The Committee deemed the act warranted a low-end entry point of 4 weeks, which was reduced by 50% due to the player’s clean disciplinary record and the conduct of the player and his club throughout the process.
The Committee
