Harlequin v Bath Irn Herbst sin-bin : The RFU issued a statement following a review of the controversy surrounding Saturday’s Harlequin v Bath Gallagher Premiership match at The Stoop.
Bath boss Johan van Grana confirmed after his side’s 36-40 defeat that he spoke to referee Anthony Wood Thorpe about Harlequins’ Iran Herbst not serving his full 10 minutes of sin-binning in the second half of rugby game .
The visitors fell behind from 3-40 to set up a great finish, but an early return from the sideline by the Harlequins forward took the South Africans to a vital final. wearing clothes.
“I flagged it up with the referee after the game,” Van Graan said. “He can not do much, he does not know anything on this field.
“We went through our team manager and we alerted the fourth official. On yellow card, you’re supposed to be off for ten minutes, not 7 .”
RFU statement: Harlequin v Bath Irn Herbst sin-bin
The RFU has now reviewed the incident and issued its response. Its statement read: “The RFU Professional Games Match Official Team (PGMOT) acknowledges and apologizes for an error during Gallagher’s Premiership match between Harlequins and Bath where a yellow card resulted in Iron Herbst returning to the pitch three minutes early.
“We would like to apologize to both parties for this mistake. As a normal process, PGMOT will review all games to ensure continuous improvement and learning. The result of the match is final.”
Regardless of the defeat, Bath’s rally secured 2 bonus points to move them into second place in the Premiership, 5 points behind leaders Northampton Saints.