Wednesday 27 April 2016 17:44, UK
Joe Marler has been banned for two weeks for a kicking offence during Harlequins' European Challenge Cup win over Grenoble.
The England prop was cited for kicking the French side's hooker Arnaud Heguy on Friday in his first game back from a suspension for verbally abusing Wales' Samson Lee.
But despite a guilty verdict Marler will be free to play in the May 13 final against Montpellier after the hearing committee decided not to take into account his ban for calling Lee 'Gypsy boy' during the Six Nations.
A statement from European Professional Club Rugby said: "In upholding the citing complaint, the Committee found that Marler had committed an act of foul play that warranted a red card.
"It determined that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and selected four weeks as the appropriate entry point.
"In deciding to disregard the player's recent suspension as it was of an entirely different nature, the Committee then reduced the sanction by two weeks - 50 per cent of the entry point - before imposing a suspension of two weeks."
Wasps' Simon McIntyre has also been banned for two weeks for kicking Saracens' Maro Itoje during Saturday's European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final.
