Oliviero Fabiani suspended for nine weeks

Zebre Rugby hooker, Oliviero Fabiani, has been suspended for nine weeks after being sent off during the European Rugby Champions Cup, Round 2 match between Zebre Rugby and Connacht Rugby.
 
Fabiani plead guilty for biting Connacht second row, Quinn Roux, in the 29th minute of the match at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in contravention of Law 10.4 (m).

The Committee initially selected 18 weeks as the appropriate entry point, but then decided to reduce the sanction to nine weeks due to Fabiani's timely guilty plea, expression of remorse and clean disciplinary record before imposing a suspension of nine weeks.

Fabiani is free to play on Monday, 9 January 2017. Both the player and EPCR have the right to appeal the decision.