Fitzpatrick handed one-week ban
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Ulster prop Declan Fitzpatrick has been given a one-week ban for striking an opponent by an independent PRO12 Disciplinary Committee.
Fitzpatrick was red carded for striking an opponent in the eleventh minute of the Guinness PRO12 match between Zebre and Ulster on Saturday.
"The Committee, chaired by Simon Thomas, along with Terry Vaux and Robert Williams, having viewed TV footage of the incident and listened to representations made by and on behalf of the player, found that the incident was at the low end of the IRB sanctions for the type of offence, carrying a two-week sanction," read a…
Fitzpatrick was red carded for striking an opponent in the eleventh minute of the Guinness PRO12 match between Zebre and Ulster on Saturday.
"The Committee, chaired by Simon Thomas, along with Terry Vaux and Robert Williams, having viewed TV footage of the incident and listened to representations made by and on behalf of the player, found that the incident was at the low end of the IRB sanctions for the type of offence, carrying a two-week sanction," read a…
