Glasgow lock Leone Nakarawa is suspended for three matches
Wednesday 25 February 2015 16:21, UK
Glasgow lock Leone Nakarawa has been issued with a three-match ban for headbutting Ospreys prop Marc Thomas.
The Fiji international will now miss Glasgow’s games against fellow PRO12 play-off hopefuls Munster and Leinster as well as a clash with bottom club Zebre.
Nakarawa escaped a red card for the incident, which happened during a scrum in last weekend’s 19-16 victory over the Welsh side, but was punished by a PRO12 disciplinary committee.
The committee decided the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and removed a week from the minimum four-week ban because of the player's disciplinary record.
The 27-year-old is suspended until March 29, but the punishment took account of two rest weeks for the Six Nations.
