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Wasps’ Simon McIntyre and Saracens’ Owen Farrell have been cited following their yellow cards during Saturday’s European Champions Cup semi final.

This means that after reviewing the two separate incidents, Italian citing commissioner Stefano Marrama believes the on-pitch sanctions applied by referee Romain Poite and TMO Eric Gauzins were inadequate.

Match analysis

McIntyre kicked out with his right foot at the prone Maro Itoje after the England lock grasped his left ankle in an attempt to slow the prop’s realignment into Wasps’ defensive line.

His boot made contact with Itoje’s head, albeit with little force, and after a lengthy review M.Gauzins and M.Poite determined a yellow card to be appropriate.

Wasps’ replacement loose head arrived on the pitch 17 minutes prior to the incident, which is out of character for a player who has an exemplary disciplinary record.

McIntyre has been cited under law 10.4 (c) and if found guilty faces a suspension of between four and 52 weeks.

Itoje has been issued with a rap across the knuckles, by way of a citing commissioner warning.

Farrell is charged with a dangerous tackle in contravention of law 10.4 (e) following his clash with Dan Robson.

Wasps’ scrum half was stretchered from the pitch and suffered a concussion which seems likely to keep him off the field for this weekend’s Premiership trip to Exeter.

Saracens’ fly half will be suspended for somewhere between two and 52 weeks if found guilty of an offence which has caused him problems previously, including in an England shirt.

Comment

Harlequins’ England prop Joe Marler has also been cited for kicking Grenoble’s Arnaud Heguy during the clubs’ Friday night Challenge Cup semi final.

A disciplinary committee will now sit in judgement on both cases, and any bans apply to all rugby.