Overview
- Jégou is due before an independent panel by video conference today at 09:30 GMT, chaired by Simon Thomas with Christopher Morgan and John Langford.
- The citation under Law 9.12 follows broadcast footage from the 59th minute showing apparent contact with Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman’s eye area in a maul.
- Match officials did not review or sanction the incident during Scotland’s 50-40 win at Murrayfield, prompting post-game scrutiny of the TMO process.
- World Rugby guidance lists intentional eye contact as punishable by 12 weeks to four years, with Eben Etzebeth’s 12-week ban last November cited as a recent benchmark.
- A suspension would rule Jégou out of France’s final-round meeting with England, affecting selection for a match with championship implications.