Jonny Hill, Sale Sharks, is due to appear before an independent disciplinary panel this evening, Monday 4 November, for an alleged breach of RFU Rule 5.12 – conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game and/or Union – in circumstances where he is alleged to have physically abused a spectator in the aftermath of Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks at the Recreation Ground on 1 June 2024.
All RFU disciplinary hearings are run in accordance with RFU Regulation 19 and are obliged to follow the World Rugby approved Sanction Table. A World Rugby video explaining the disciplinary process can be found here.
For a glossary of key disciplinary terms please click here.
For RFU Regulation 19 Appendix 2 please click here.
For background detail on panel members please click here.
Previous judgements can be found here.
