Fears that the stellar career of Chris Ashton was prematurely ended by last Saturday’s red card have been quashed as the soon-to-retire Leicester winger has had that decision downgraded to a yellow card – freeing him to be selected to play in this Sunday’s Gallagher Premiership semi-final at Sale.
Pat Lam has given his view with Joe Marler set to visit Bristol on Sunday with Harlequins nearly 11 weeks after the sledging incident with Jake Heenan.
Pau assistant coach Geoffrey Lanne-Petit has been banned and his club given a suspended fine after misconduct charges for abusing assistant referee Hollie Davidson and failure to control staff members at the end of a match last month were upheld.
A video with the audio of what Harlequins' England prop Joe Marler said Jake Heenan has been published online.
Joe Marler has been banned for two weeks with a further four weeks suspended for comments made towards Bristol flanker Jake Heenan.
One-time England prospect Sean Robinson has suffered a double punishment for his red-carded tackle on Wales out-half Dan Biggar during the season-ending Newcastle defeat at Northampton in the Gallagher Premiership on June 4.
Wales Rugby chairman Gareth Davies has detailed conversations had on the tour of New Zealand back in 2016 to the Guardian, which influenced the decision to appoint Scarlets coach and Kiwi Wayne Pivac as the next Wales head coach.