Ralepelle cited for dangerous contact

POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRAURY 09, Chilliboy Ralepelle of Vodacom Bulls during the warm up match between Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs at Peter Mokaba Stadium on February 09, 2013 in Polokwane, South AfricaPhoto by Philip Maeta / Gallo Images

POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRAURY 09, Chilliboy Ralepelle of Vodacom Bulls during the warm up match between Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs at Peter Mokaba Stadium on February 09, 2013 in Polokwane, South AfricaPhoto by Philip Maeta / Gallo Images

Published Mar 3, 2013

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Cape Town – Bulls' hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has been cited for dangerous contact in Saturday's 36-26 Super Rugby victory over Western Force at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria.

Ralepelle is alleged to have charged into a ruck without using his arms and striking Force winger Alfi Mafi.

On-field officials did not hand out a penalty for the offence, but after reviewing match footage the citing commissioner deemed the incident worthy of a red card.

The judicial officer for the hearing will be Jannie Lubbe SC and he will hear the case at 5.30pm on Monday.

Lions' Butch James pled guilty to a similar offence in last year's Super Rugby competition and received a four-week suspension. – Reuters

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