Panel chair John Brennan said: "The player accepted that he had committed an act of foul play which passed the red card test. The panel found that the player had struck the Wasps player's head. This required a mid-range entry point in accordance with the sanction table.



"Given the player's guilty plea and his clean disciplinary record, the panel allowed full mitigation of 50 per cent. He was suspended for a period of three weeks.”

The panel comprised John Brennan (chair) with Ruth Middleton and Nigel Stelling.