The IRB is expected to announce an in-depth overhaul of its judicial and citing systems next year according to Mark Souster in The Times.
"Rugby’s world governing body was moved to act and review its procedures in the wake of the lenient sentences handed out to Schalk Burger and Sergio Parisse this summer. Both were banned for only eight weeks when the minimum suspension should have been 12 weeks.
"The IRB is committed to ensuring consistency of sanctions worldwide via a more streamlined and proactive system. Exact details on the new policy are still being worked on and will require ratification by its full council next May, but one key component is expected to be a law that would enable the board to appeal against punishments it considers to be inadequate. At present only players can appeal if they believe a penalty is too onerous."
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