Head-butting Ono cited

Ono is charged with having contravened 10.4.a: Striking with head.

The referee for the match, Jaco Van Heerden, awarded a yellow card for the incident which occurred in the 38th minute.

Upon further review of the match footage, the citing commissioner deemed in his opinion the incident had met the red card threshold for foul play.

The citing is to be considered in the first instance by SANZAAR judicial officer Michael Heron.

All SANZAAR disciplinary matters are in the first instance referred to a judicial officer hearing to provide the option of expediting the judicial process.

For a matter to be dispensed with at this hearing, the person appearing must plead guilty and accept the penalty offered by the judicial officer.