‘Contact with the eye or eye area’: Kockott’s Case Considered

Castres’ Rory Kockott was this week handed a three-week suspension for “making contact with the eye area” of Munster’s Chris Cloete during Round 4 of the Champions Cup. The incident was not spotted by the referee during the game but…

Ashton Fortunate to Escape Longer Ban

Chris Ashton was yesterday handed a seven-week suspension by the RFU. It came as a result of the red card he received in a pre-season friendly match between Castres Olympique and his new club, Sale Sharks, on Friday 17 August,…