Leicester Tigers' hooker Tom Youngs has been banned for four weeks after being charged for punching Wasps' Will Rowlands during Saturday's Premiership game.
The incident occurred in the 53rd minute of Tigers' 18-9 win, with Rowlands reporting it to referee Karl Dickson but the Television Match Official unable to find the incident at the time.
Tom Youngs of Leicester Tigers appeared before an independent disciplinary panel on Tuesday.
Watch the incident unfold below:
Youngs accepted the charge and was given a four-week suspension by the independent panel comprising Jeremy Summers (chair) and Nick Garling, he is free to play again on Tuesday 24 March 2020.
Independent panel chair Jeremy Summers said: "The player may have been reacting to an unintended contact with his body but the reaction was nevertheless uncalled for. The player accepted that it was one which let down the game.
"He has two previous matters on record from 2016 and 2019 as such he was not eligible to receive full mitigation. A suspension of 4 weeks was therefore imposed. The dates of suspension take in to account a free weekend for Leicester Tigers on the 14/15 March.”
