Bouhraoua, Williams, Tsnobiladze & Rokoduru suspended

Leicester Tigers flank Mike Williams has been suspended for one week following an independent Disciplinary Hearing in London on Wednesday.

The hearing arose from his club's Champions Cup, Round 1 match against Racing 92 at Stade Yves-du-Manoir.

Williams was cited by match Citing Commissioner, Stefano Marrama (Italy), for charging into a ruck and making contact with the head/face area of the Racing 92 centre, Henry Chavancy, in contravention of Law 10.4 (h).

The Committee upheld the citing complaint and determined that the offence had warranted a red card. The Committee found that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and selected two weeks as the appropriate entry point. The Committee reduced the sanction by one week due to the player's guilty plea, expression of remorse and immediate apology before imposing a suspension of one week.

Williams is free to play on Monday, 23 October, and both the player and EPCR have the right to appeal the decision.

Meanwhile in the Challenge Cup, Stade Français scrum-half Terry Bouhraoua was suspended for four weeks for making contact with the eye area of the Krasny Yar hooker Valerii Tsnobiladze and for striking the same player with his knee. Tsnobiladze was suspended for three weeks for making contact with the eye area of the Stade Français number eight Bakary Meité.

Lyon wing Timilai Rokoduru has also been suspended for four weeks for a dangerously high tackle on Cardiff Blues wing Blaine Scully.