Following an internal disciplinary hearing held on Wednesday afternoon, Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs has been suspended from playing for one week.
Club officials reviewed the incident which led to his citing after the Aviva Premiership Rugby victory at London Irish last Sunday and have found Youngs guilty of striking an opponent.
Club officials reviewed the incident which led to his citing after the Aviva Premiership Rugby victory at London Irish last Sunday and have found Youngs guilty of striking an opponent.
A club statement said: “Ben has been banned for one week and will not be available for selection for Friday’s home game against Worcester Warriors. This is obviously a disappointment to Ben after just returning to the club from international duty.”
Youngs is due to appear before an RFU Disciplinary Panel next week after being cited for striking London Irish No8 Jamie Gibson contrary to Law 10(4)(a) during the Aviva Premiership match at the Madejski Stadium on March 25 following a report by the match citing officer Wade Dooley.
