Glasgow hooker George Turner cited over Montpellier incident
Tuesday 12 December 2017 17:08, UK
Glasgow hooker George Turner has been cited following an incident in Friday’s 29-22 Champions Cup defeat to Montpellier.
Scotland forward Turner was sin-binned during the game at Scotstoun following an off-the-ball shoulder charge to the back of Louis Picamoles.
Warriors coach Dave Rennie called the action "dumb" and blamed Turner for ruining his side's European hopes.
Glasgow were leading 17-5 but the hooker's yellow card in the 27th minute turned the game in the French side's favour, with their victory effectively ending Glasgow's chances of making the quarter-finals of the competition.
Turner is now waiting to hear if he will be in more trouble after Champions Cup organisers European Professional Cup Rugby (EPCR) announced the 25-year-old had been cited over the incident.
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He is alleged to have broken Law 10.4 (f), which concerns "playing an opponent without the ball".
A three-man disciplinary committee will hear the case in London on Wednesday, with Turner facing a ban if found guilty of the charge.
After the defeat, Rennie had said: "The first [sin-binning] was dumb. At 17-5 we had all the momentum, it was our lineout, our ball and 20 metres out, and that was telling, which is disappointing."
Glasgow play Montpellier in the reverse fixture on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Action (Red Button) from 12:55pm.
