Disciplinary Process

As the governing body for Touch in Scotland, the STA will be creating a set disciplinary process to be used by tournament officials, players and referees.

The process will take into account Federation of International Touch guidelines set within a Scottish context. It will deal with matters where any player who has been cited by match officials and will give procedures for anyone found guilty of misconduct. It will also lay out the process to be followed where the accused wishes to appeal the decision taken by match officials and tournament organisers.

The Disciplinary Process will be agreed by the STA Committee later in the year. In the meantime, match officials who send a player off for the remainder of the game or who cite any player should complete the Referee Incident Report Sheet so that a proper record is kept. The sheet should be completed as soon as possible after the match has finished and include the comments of all those officiating the match.

You can download a referee incident report sheet here