- Michael Cheika has managed Leicester for 2 video games and already been banned
- He has been punished for disrespecting a health care provider in his first match in cost
- Leicester Tigers have slammed the RFU’s choice to ban Cheika
Leicester Tigers hit out on the RFU on Wednesday after their new head coach Michael Cheika was hit with a ban for disrespecting the matchday physician in his first sport in cost.
Cheika was pulled in entrance of a disciplinary panel after the membership’s round-one victory over Exeter for confronting the impartial medic in regards to the quick participant elimination course of.
The previous Australia and Argentina boss has been handed a two-match ban, though one match has been suspended till the top of the season.
After the RFU confirmed his sanction, Leicester made clear their displeasure on the course of saying the membership would ‘like to specific its dissatisfaction with the discovering that Cheika was disrespectful.’
The Tigers added: ‘Leicester welcome the panel’s discovering that head coach Michael Cheika was not intimidating or abusive in direction of the match day physician following the latest sport with Exeter Chiefs.
Michael Cheika has been hit with a two-game ban – one suspended – for disrespecting a matchday physician
He has been punished for his behaviour throughout his first sport accountable for Leicester Tigers, however the membership have voiced their disappointment with the choice
‘The membership is especially disenchanted with the disrespectful discovering provided that a number of witnesses gave proof on the disciplinary listening to supporting Michael’s model of occasions.
‘We discover it regrettable that the RFU’s assertion included some reasoning for the choice from the chairman of the panel which was not shared with the membership on the listening to and earlier than the written judgment has been offered.
‘Leicester Tigers wish to place on document that it might by no means query the World Rugby head harm evaluation course of and is rigorously dedicated to the protection, wellbeing and well being of our gamers.’
Cheika will miss his group’s journey to Newcastle on Saturday however Leicester confirmed they might nicely attraction his ban as soon as they obtain the total, written judgement from the RFU.
Leicester centre Solomone Kata was despatched off for a harmful deal with in the course of the Exeter match.
The written judgement at Kata’s disciplinary listening to revealed the physician missed footage of ‘apparent on-field indicators of concussion’ that ought to have led to his elimination from the pitch previous to the highly effective centre’s crimson card.