Aidan O’Brien chairs Rugby Football Union Competition Appeal Panel

Published: 01/06/2016 | News


Aidan O’Brien recently chaired a competition appeal panel relating to breaches of Rugby Football Union Regulations 13.6.12(c) (providing false or misleading information on a Match Result Sheet) and 14.2.2 (selecting players without Effective Registration).

Aidan was appointed as a Judicial Panel Member for the Rugby Football Union in 2014. His role involves adjudicating on disciplinary issues and competition appeals arising from levels 1-4 of the game (Premiership, Championship and National Leagues 1 & 2). Aidan therefore has extensive experience as an Adjudicator and as representative counsel in sporting disputes.

The published judgment can be found here.

Aidan O’Brien is part of the Sports Law Team.