Haskell given four-week ban for dangerous tackle

Wasps and England flanker James Haskell will sit out the start of the Six Nations after being given a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle.

Haskell collided with his shoulder to the head of Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts during his club's Champions Cup clash at the Twickenham Stoop last Saturday.

Taking into account the player's good disciplinary record, his guilty plea and early expression of remorse, the Committee decided to reduce the sanction by two weeks before imposing a suspension of four weeks.

Haskell is free to play on Monday, 12 February 2018, and both he and EPCR have the right to appeal the decision. He will miss the first two Six Nations games against Italy on February 4 and Wales the following game.