Harlequins centre David Howell has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of biting an opponent.
Quins centre found guilty of biting an opponent
Harlequins centre David Howell was banned for six matches on Tuesday after being found guilty of biting an opponent.
The 27-year-old Australian appeared in front of the Rugby Football League's disciplinary committee charged with biting Catalan Dragons scrum-half Remy Marginet in the last minute of Quins' 48-22 defeat in Perpignan on Saturday.
With Harlequins only having four matches left of the current season, Howell's suspension will be carried over to next year.
He was also fined £300 for the grade E offence, which is ranked alongside gouging and spitting and just below assault of a match official among the game's most serious misdemeanours.
Howell, who served a one-match ban earlier this year for a dangerous tackle, was playing his first game for more than two months after recovering from a knee injury.
His Harlequins team-mate Oliver Wilkes was given a one-match ban and a £300 fine for a late tackle on Marginet in the same game.
Davies misses out
Meanwhile, St Helens hooker James Roby was
cleared to play in Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final against Wigan but Castleford forward John Davies will miss Sunday's second semi-final against Leeds after being handed a one-match ban.
Davies was given a one-game suspension and a £300 fine after being found guilty of a Grade B offence for dangerous contact on Roby in the same game.
Warrington hooker Micky Higham has been suspended for two matches and fined £300 for a dangerous tackle on Bradford centre Paul Sykes in Sunday's 64-6 win at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Wakefield prop Liam Higgins received a one-match suspension and £300 fine for a high tackle on Crusaders forward Jordan James in his side's 40-6 defeat by the Welsh club.
