Wes Goosen feels the full force of Johnny Fa'auli in Hamilton on Friday.

Chiefs midfielder Johnny Fa'auli has been banned for six weeks for a dangerous tackle on Hurricane Wes Goosen.

Sanzaar foul play review committee chairman Nigel Hampton QC handed down the penalty on Sunday night, after Fa'auli was red carded during Friday's Super Rugby match in Hamilton.

Goosen was forced from the field by the tackle in the 62nd minute and failed a Head Injury Assessment, leaving him in doubt for Friday's quarterfinal rematch in Wellington. He was cleared of a fractured jaw.

GETTY IMAGES Johnny Fa'auli received his marching orders for a dangerous tackle on Wes Goosen.

The committee of Hampton, Stefan Terblanche and John Langford accepted a guilty plea from Fa'auli for contravening Law 9.13: A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously.

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He was suspended from all forms of the game, up to and including Friday, August 31.



In his finding, Hampton deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of six weeks.

"The committee added two weeks to the entry point as aggravation for the fact [Fa'auli] has two previous offences of a similar nature on his judicial record and as a personal deterrent to combat a pattern of such offending by the player.

"However, taking into account mitigating factors including the player's expressed remorse and his plea of guilty at the earliest possible opportunity, the committee reduced the suspension to six weeks."