Under new IRB guidelines the maximum punishment for physically abusing officials is a lifetime ban
The IRB has laid down new guidelines for the punishment of on-field infringements in an effort to find consistency on a global scale.
Offences are split into three categories - lower end, mid range and top end, which has a maximum sanction.
The maximum punishment for physically abusing officials is a life ban, while the minimum is 24 weeks.
Threatening action or words brings between 12 weeks and five years.
The worst case of testicle grabbing will sideline a player for four years, while the same goes for biting - the shortest ban is 12 weeks.
The maximum for eye gouging is three years, with a minimum of 12 weeks.
Striking with your head can bring up to a two year ban, while all other offences carry a maximum of one year, including spitting at another player.
A spit enters the scale at four weeks
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The IRB has laid down new guidelines for the punishment of on-field infringements in an effort to find consistency on a global scale.
Offences are split into three categories - lower end, mid range and top end, which has a maximum sanction.
The maximum punishment for physically abusing officials is a life ban, while the minimum is 24 weeks.
Threatening action or words brings between 12 weeks and five years.
The worst case of testicle grabbing will sideline a player for four years, while the same goes for biting - the shortest ban is 12 weeks.
The maximum for eye gouging is three years, with a minimum of 12 weeks.
Striking with your head can bring up to a two year ban, while all other offences carry a maximum of one year, including spitting at another player.
A spit enters the scale at four weeks
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