France flank Oscar Jegou has received a relatively light ban for eye-gouging Scotland’s Ewan Ashman at Murrayfield last Saturday.
The 22-year-old was on Wednesday suspended for just four weeks after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of “reckless contact with the eye(s)”.
Jegou had started all four of France’s matches in this year’s championship and crossed for a late try in the 50-40 defeat to Scotland.
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The incident that landed him in trouble occurred in the 59th minute when he reached across a maul and made contact with the face of Ashman – an offence match officials missed.
Oscar Jegou dans la tourmente après ce ralenti qui montre une suspicion de fourchette sur le talonneur écossais Ewan Ashman.
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The Six Nations disciplinary committee ruled that the offence warranted a red card.
Jegou was handed a six-match suspension, but it was reduced to four matches because of his “good disciplinary record” and the fact the incident did not result in any lasting injury.
It is a light ban, considering Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth received a 12-match suspension for making contact with the eyes of Wales flank Alex Mann in Cardiff last November.
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France will almost certainly need to beat England to retain their Six Nations title this Saturday following the defeat in Edinburgh.
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