Worcester's Alafoti Fa'osiliva banned for one week
Wednesday 14 September 2016 21:03, UK
Worcester flanker Alafoti Fa'osiliva has been banned for one week after pleading guilty to a charge of striking.
Fa'osiliva appeared before an RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday evening to explain his sending off in the Aviva Premiership clash with Gloucester on Friday.
The 30-year-old Samoa international was shown a red card after video evidence showed him to have used his arm or elbow to strike Mariano Galarza, contrary to law 10.4(a).
Faosiliva pleaded guilty and was given a one-week ban, meaning he will miss Worcester's Premiership clash with his former club Bath on Saturday.
He left Bath last month to link up with Carl Hogg's men.
