Citation against Moody dismissed

A Disciplinary Committee appointed by European Rugby Cup has dismissed the citation against Leicester Tigers player Lewis Moody…

A Disciplinary Committee appointed by European Rugby Cup has dismissed the citation against Leicester Tigers player Lewis Moody following the Heineken Cup quarter-final match at Welford Road on 27 January, 2002. Leinster cited Moody alleging "a deliberate stamp on the head/face of Brian O'Driscoll."

The player (Lewis Moody) and his representative accepted that his boot struck the face of Brian O'Driscoll and caused the injuries suffered by him, but that the contact was accidental.

After studying all the evidence the Disciplinary Committee was not satisfied that on the balance of probabilities that the action by Lewis Moody was deliberate and the citation was dismissed.

Meanwhile and on a separate issue the Disciplinary Committee found Newcastle Falcons guilty of misconduct in respect of their Heineken Cup match against Leinster on 5 January, 2002.

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The committee found that Newcastle failed to use their best endeavours to ensure that the match did not have to be postponed due to adverse ground conditions and that they failed to have an alternative venue in reserve.

The Disciplinary Committee imposed the following sanctions: a) a fine of stg£8,000 b) ordered Newcastle to pay compensation to ERC of stg£5,000 representing the fee paid by ERC to procure the alternative venue c) ordered payment of stg£750 cost by Newcastle

Newcastle have a right of appeal, to be exercised within 72 hours.