The Disciplinary process related to Max Douglas Red Card in the BKT United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Dragons RFC on Thursday, January 1 has resulted in a two game suspension.
After an act of foul play by Scarlets player No 4 (Max Douglas), referee Ben Connor showed the Player a Red Card in the 40th minute of the game under Law 9.20b – Dangerous play in a ruck or maul. A Player must not make contact with an opponent above the line of the shoulders.
In the Player’s responses to the Judicial Officer overseeing the disciplinary process (Ms. Rose Alice Murphy), he had accepted that he had committed an act of foul play which warranted a Red Card. Ms. Murphy found that the incident met the Red Card threshold, with entry of mid-range warranting four weeks. The Player received two weeks (50%) mitigation due to his good record and exemplary conduct throughout the disciplinary process which results in a two game suspension.
Should the Player complete the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme then the sanction will be reduced by one week.
Fixtures Max Douglas is unavailable for:
Scarlets v Section Paloise, Saturday 10 January 2026, Investec Champions Cup
Northampton Saints v Scarlets, Sunday 18 January 2026, Investec Champions Cup
The Disciplinary process related to Ruan Venter Red Card in the BKT United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Hollywoodbets Sharks on Saturday, January 3 has resulted in an four game suspension.
After an act of foul play by Lions player No 7 (Ruan Venter), referee Christopher Allison showed the Player a Red Card in the 38th minute of the game under Law 9.13 – A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders.
In the Player’s responses to the Judicial Officer overseeing the disciplinary process (Ms. Rhian Williams), he had accepted that he had committed an act of foul play which warranted a Red Card. Ms. Williams found that the incident met the Red Card threshold, with entry of mid-range warranting six weeks. The Player received two weeks mitigation due to his acceptance, remorse and exemplary conduct throughout the disciplinary process which results in a four game suspension.
Fixtures Ruan Venter is unavailable for:
Lions v Lyon Olympique Universitaire, Saturday 10 January 2026, EPCR Challenge Cup
USA Perpignan v Lions, Saturday 17 January 2026, EPCR Challenge Cup
Ospreys v Lions, Friday 23 January 2026, BKT URC
Lions v Vodacom Bulls, Saturday 31 January, BKT URC
