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Sale's Hyron Andrews Handed Four-Week Ban After Champions Cup Tackle

An independent panel applied a mid-range entry point with mitigation restricted by his disciplinary record.

Overview

  • The EPCR disciplinary committee suspended the lock for four weeks after finding his tackle on Toulouse’s Peato Mauvaka met the red-card threshold.
  • Andrews was initially shown a yellow card by referee Andrew Brace before being cited by match Citing Commissioner Stefano Marrama.
  • The committee selected a six-week mid-range entry point under World Rugby guidelines and reduced it by two weeks due to limits on mitigation.
  • He is eligible to return on 23 February, or on 9 February if he completes World Rugby’s coaching intervention programme.
  • The case was heard by a panel chaired by Philippe Cavalieros with Ken Owens and Attie Heyns, while a separate ruling saw Montauban’s Ru-Hann Greyling banned for three weeks.