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Stade Francais' young back-rower Charlie Rorke has been suspended for two weeks for grabbing an opponent's testicles on his debut for the Parisian outfit, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Australian was shown a red card in Friday's 44-20 loss to Treviso in the Challenge Cup for "grabbing the testicles of the Benetton Rugby wing, Leonardo Sarto (No 14), in contravention of Law 9.27," EPCR citing said. Rorke pleaded not guilty to the charge but the disciplinary hearing upheld the red card. Italy's Sarto, who was given his marching orders for his reaction which included striking Rorke in the head and neck, was suspended for one week. In March, England prop Joe Marler received a 10-week ban for taking hold of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones' genitals during March's Six Nations win at Twickenham. Castres second row Hans N'Kinsi received a much heavier suspension, six weeks, for trampling on the hand of Ospreys' South African scrum-half Shaun Venter on Saturday. N'Kinsi also pleaded not guilty but the disciplinary committee found the act of foul play to be intentional. pyv/fbx/bsp/dj
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2020-12-16
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