Crockett can play on after successful appeal
Bath Rugby co-captain Alex Crockett has escaped a ban after successfully appealing against his first yellow card against Gloucester.
The centre was controversially sent off during Saturday's 36-27 defeat after receiving two yellow cards, one for a technical offence and the second for a dangerous tackle on Charlie Sharples.
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Alex Crockett receives a red card from referee Wayne Barnes at Gloucester on Saturday
But the first one was rescinded by a disciplinary panel comprising of Christopher Quinlan (chairman), John Doubleday and David Martin after Crockett appeared before them at Bristol Filton Holiday Inn tonight.
A RFU statement said: "Alex Crockett of Bath Rugby is free to continue playing following his sending-off in the Guinness Premiership match against Gloucester Rugby on February 28.
"The centre tonight successfully appealed against the first yellow card for a technical offence, although the second yellow card for a dangerous tackle stands."
Comments
by Paul, Southampton
Sunday, March 08 2009, 9:30AM
“Wayne Barnes strikes again!!! Proven wrong by the panel, but influenced the match in such a way as to................. Tut tut tut, we should not make such comments about Wayne...........Actually there is no need, his record against Bath is clear for all to see.”