Terms of Reference:

The EMRU CB Disciplinary Committee has powers, devolved from the RFU, to deal with matters at level 5 and below, which result from sendings off, citings, reports of abuse of match officials and reports of actions which are not in the best interests of the game and which bring the game into disrepute.

The Chair of Discipline has the authority to lead the Discipline Committee on all matters relating to discipline within the CB and reports to the EMRU Governance Executive and the RFU Head of Discipline.

All members of the EMRU Discipline committee are appointed by the EMRU Governance Committee and have the current RFU Discipline accreditation. There is currently no restriction on the number of terms served.

EMRU Discipline panels are selected from the accredited members of the Discipline Committee by the Chair of Discipline with advice from the CB Discipline Secretary.