Here are the details of the independent disciplinary hearings following Round 4. HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP Citing complaint – Marc-Antoine Rallier (Castres Olympique) EPCR has received a citing complaint against the Castres Olympique replacement hooker, Marc-Antoine Rallier (No 16), arising from his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 4 match against Munster Rugby at Stade Pierre Fabre on Saturday, 15 December 2018. Rallier is alleged to have tackled the Munster wing forward, Peter O’Mahony (No 6), dangerously in the 69th minute of the match in contravention of Law 9.13. Pamela Woodman (Scotland), Chair, Anthony Davies (England) and Leon Lloyd (England) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). The complaint was made by the match Citing Commissioner, Chris Catling (England). Law 9.13 – Dangerous tackling Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.13 carries the following sanction entry points – Low end: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks Citing complaint – Rory Kockott (Castres Olympique) EPCR has received a citing complaint against the Castres Olympique scrum half, Rory Kockott (No 9), arising from his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 4 match against Munster Rugby at Stade Pierre Fabre on Saturday, 15 December 2018. Kockott is alleged to have made contact with the eye and/or eye area of the Munster wing forward, Chris Cloete (No 7), in the 21^st minute of the match in contravention of Law 9.12. Pamela Woodman (Scotland), Chair, Anthony Davies (England) and Leon Lloyd (England) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). The complaint was made by the match Citing Commissioner, Chris Catling (England). Law 9.12 – Contact with the eye Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.12 carries the following sanction entry points – Low end: 12 weeks; Mid-range: 18 weeks; Top end: 24 to 208 weeks Red card – Etienne Oosthuizen (Lyon) The Lyon second row, Etienne Oosthuizen (No 4), was issued with a red card during his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 4 match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun on Saturday, 15 December 2018. Oosthuizen was sent off by referee, Ben Whitehouse (Wales), in the 70^th minute of the match for striking the Glasgow Warriors fly half, Adam Hastings (No 10), with his arm in contravention of Law 9.12. Jeremy Summers (England), Chair, Rory Bannerman (Scotland) and Val Toma (Romania) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). Law 9.12 Striking with the arm Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.12 carries the following sanction entry points - Low End: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks.  CHALLENGE CUP Citing complaint – Lilian Saseras (Grenoble) EPCR has received a citing complaint against the Grenoble replacement scrum half, Lilian Saseras (No 21), arising from his club’s Challenge Cup, Round 4 match against Agen at Stade Armandie on Friday, 14 December 2018. Saseras is alleged to have committed a dangerous charge on the Agen centre, Timilai Rokoduru (No 13), in the 72^nd minute of the match in contravention of Law 9.16. Jennifer Donovan (Ireland), Chair, Nigel Williams (Wales) and Anthony Wheat (England) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). The complaint was made by the match Citing Commissioner, Alberto Recaldini (Italy). Law 9.16 – Charging or knocking down an opponent without attempt to grasp the player Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.16 carries the following sanction entry points – Low end: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks Citing complaint – Teiva Jacquelain (Grenoble) EPCR has received a citing complaint against the Grenoble wing, Teiva Jacquelain (No 11), arising from his club’s Challenge Cup, Round 4 match against Agen at Stade Armandie on Friday, 14 December 2018. Jacquelain is alleged to have dangerously struck the Agen centre, Timilai Rokoduru (No 13), with his shoulder in the 72^nd minute of the match in contravention of Law 9.12. Jennifer Donovan (Ireland), Chair, Nigel Williams (Wales) and Anthony Wheat (England) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). The complaint was made by the match Citing Commissioner, Alberto Recaldini (Italy). Law 9.12 – Striking with the shoulder Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.12 carries the following sanction entry points – Low end: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks Red card – Adrea Cocagi (Perpignan) The Perpignan centre, Adrea Cocagi (No 13), was issued with a red card during his club’s Challenge Cup, Round 4 match against Connacht Rugby at Stade Aimé Giral on Friday, 14 December 2018. Cocagi was sent off by referee, Ian Tempest (England), in the 58^th minute of the match for dangerously striking the Connacht wing, Matt Healy (No 11), with his shoulder in contravention of Law 9.12. Jeremy Summers (England), Chair, Rory Bannerman (Scotland) and Val Toma (Romania) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for hearing which will take place in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). Law 9.12 – Striking with the shoulder Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.12 carries the following sanction entry points – Low end: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks Red card – Tom Bristow (Sale Sharks) The Sale Sharks prop, Tom Bristow (No 1), was issued with a red card during his club’s Challenge Cup, Round 4 match against Bordeaux-Bègles at the AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday, 15 December 2018. Bristow was sent off by referee, Sean Gallagher (Ireland), in the 45^th minute of the match for striking the Bordeaux-Bègles replacement, Jandré Marais (No 19), with his arm in contravention of Law 9.12. Professor Lorne Crerar (Scotland), Chair, Jamie Corsi (England) and Jean-Noel Couraud (France) have been appointed as the independent Disciplinary Committee for the hearing which will take place by video conference tomorrow (Wednesday, 19 December). Law 9.12 Striking with the arm Under World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 9.12 carries the following sanction entry points - Low End: 2 weeks; Mid-range: 6 weeks; Top end: 10 to 52 weeks.  Notes (i) Red Cards a) The case of any player sent off in Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches shall be adjudicated by an independent Disciplinary Committee or an independent Judicial Officer as soon as is practicable. b) Until the hearing the player is ineligible to play in any tournament. (ii) Citing Commissioner a) Citing Commissioners are appointed by EPCR for all Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches and shall be entitled to cite a player for any act or acts of Foul Play that in the Citing Commissioner's opinion warranted a red card. b) For such matches, clubs will not have the power to cite a player but may refer incidents to the Citing Commissioner within 26 hours of the start of the match. c) The Citing Commissioner will have 50 hours from the start of the match to make a citing. In certain circumstances this deadline can be extended. d) The tournament Disciplinary Officer may forward the submitted citing to a Citing Officer to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for the citing to progress. e) The Disciplinary Officer will then bring a charge against the cited player. (iii) Disciplinary Hearing a) The independent Disciplinary Committee or independent Judicial Officer are chosen by the chairman of the independent Disciplinary Panel, Mike Hamlin. b) EPCR's Disciplinary Officer presents the case against the player. c) If a decision is upheld, the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer will be required to consider the appropriate sanction under World Rugby's sanctioning regime, which EPCR is obliged to follow. The seriousness of the player's actions will be first assessed in order to determine which of the three stipulated entry points (lower end, mid-range and top end) is the most appropriate. d) The Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer will determine the appropriate entry point based on an assessment of a number of particular characteristics of the player's actions, including whether or not they were intentional, whether or not they caused any injuries and whether or not they had any effect on the relevant match. e) After deciding the entry point, the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer will then consider whether the suspension should be increased from the entry point to take account of certain specified aggravating factors, such as a poor disciplinary record or the need for deterrence, and/or decreased from the entry point to take account of certain specified mitigating actions, such as a guilty plea, a good disciplinary record, the player's conduct at the hearing and expressions of remorse. f) A suspension is a blanket ban from playing rugby union anywhere in the world. Players are suspended on the basis that a one-week period of suspension would ordinarily result in a player missing one match. Suspensions take into account periods of inactivity (such as the close season), periods when a player is injured or otherwise not fit to play, and when a player is not available or not expected to play. Suspensions should also take into account any out-of-season matches which are not considered to be meaningful, or which are not close enough to the season to be a determining factor in a player’s future selection. g) Both parties to the hearing (EPCR and the player) have the right to appeal decisions. Appeals must be lodged within three (3) working days of receiving the full written decision of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. h) The full written decision will be available on epcrugby.com/discipline/hearing-decisions when the disciplinary process is complete. i) For World Rugby's Sanctions for Foul Play, found at Appendix 1 to World Rugby Regulation 17, go to world.rugby