Flannery To Appeal Suspension

Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery has lodged an appeal against the extent of his six-week suspension, imposed by an independent Six Nations disciplinary committee which upheld the player’s citing after the match between France and Ireland on February 13.

The appeal hearing for Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery will be held in London next Wednesday (March 3). 

The appeal committee will be chaired by HHJ Jeff Blackett (England) and he will be assisted by Marco Cordelli (Italy) and Douglas Hunter (Scotland).

The Six Nations Disciplinary Officer has lodged a cross-appeal under the terms of the Six Nations Disciplinary Rules, which supplement IRB Regulation 17 for the purposes of the Six Nations Championship.