Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell has been handed a two-week ban after being cited for foul play during last Saturday's Champions Cup semifinal.

The England international was punished for a dangerous tackle on Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson during Saracens' victory over their Aviva Premiership rivals.

The ban leaves Farrell sidelined until May 9, meaning he will miss two top-flight games. Crucially, he will be available for Saracens' Champions Cup final against Racing 92 in Lyon next month, and England's three-Test summer tour of Australia.

Farrell's fellow England Six Nations title and Grand Slam winner, Harlequins prop Joe Marler, has also been hit with a two-week suspension, after he was cited for kicking Grenoble hooker Arnaud Heguy in a Challenge Cup semifinal five days ago.

Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby said that an independent disciplinary committee heard evidence and submissions from Farrell -- who did not accept that he committed an act of foul play -- during a hearing in London on Wednesday.

"In upholding the citing complaint, the committee found that Farrell had committed an act of foul play that warranted a red card," EPCR said, in a statement.

"It determined that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions, and selected two weeks as the appropriate entry point.

"The committee added one week to the sanction as a deterrent in line with World Rugby's memoranda regarding dangerous tackles, and then reduced the sanction by one week due to the player's clean disciplinary record, good character and excellent conduct at the hearing, before imposing a suspension of two weeks."

Farrell, 24, will miss Premiership appointments with Newcastle on Sunday and then Worcester six days later, but he will available for Saracens' Champions Cup final clash against French challengers Racing 92 on May 14.