Racing 92's Juan Imhoff banned for five weeks for head-butting Castres' Rory Kockott
Wednesday 20 December 2017 20:35, UK
Argentina international Juan Imhoff was given a five-week ban on Wednesday at a disciplinary hearing in London.
Imhoff was cited for head-butting Castres scrum-half Rory Kockott during Racing 92's 29-7 European Champions Cup win at the weekend.
The 29-year-old was sent off in the 75th minute of Saturday's all-French clash for head-butting Kockott, after the France half-back had been yellow-carded himself for a dangerous tackle on Imhoff's teammate Maxime Machenaud.
Imhoff, who has scored 21 international tries as a winger or full-back, will be out of French Top 14 and Champions Cup action until January 22.
Exeter Chiefs second row Mitch Lees had a citing dismissed after pleading not guilty of charging into a ruck and striking Leinster prop Cian Healy's head with his own head during Saturday's Champions Cup defeat in Dublin.
An independent disciplinary committee ruled Lees had committed a foul, but found the offence did not warrant a red card.
A citing complaint against Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi was dismissed after the committee decided his tackle on Munster's Chris Cloete, when he appeared to make contact with the flanker's head, did not warrant a red card.
