London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has received a four-week ban after he was sent off in the Exiles’ Heineken Champions Cup game against Montpellier.
The Argentina international received a red card following a dangerous tackle on Montpellier fullback Anthony Bouthier.
[ Owen Doyle: Another weekend of dangerous hits, does anybody really care?Opens in new window ]
Tournament organisers, European Professional Club Rugby, said that Creevy made submissions to an independent disciplinary committee, accepting he committed an act of foul play, but he did not accept the red card decision.
“The committee upheld the red card decision, finding that, in executing the tackle in a dangerous manner, Creevy had made contact with Bouthier’s head,” EPCR said.
Ireland v England: TV details, kick-off time and team news for Six Nations opener
Gerry Thornley: Odds are against Ireland completing Six Nations three-peat, this is my forecast
Maurice Deegan: An encouraging start for the football rules but a long road ahead
New football rules arrive ‘about as well as anyone could have hoped’
Creevy will miss Irish’s Champions Cup appointment with the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday, Gallagher Premiership games against Saracens and Gloucester, plus a Premiership Rugby Cup clash against Bath on January 4th.
If Creevy applies for and completes a World Rugby coaching intervention programme, he will be available to play again two days before the Bath fixture.
