London Irish prop given one-week ban for 'cheap shot' on Chris Vui
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London Irish prop Ollie Hoskins has been given a one-week ban after accepting a charge of dangerous play in their Premiership draw with Bristol.
The 26-year-old was sent off in the match on 1 December after a clearout at a ruck on Bristol lock Chris Vui.
Hoskins will miss Irish's Challenge Cup game at Toulon on Saturday.
🟥| Ollie Hoskins gets a nice early bath for a cheap shot on @ChrisVui_ 🛁
Visitors down to 1⃣4⃣ men.
🐻 3-7 🍀 (40 mins).#BRIvIRI
— Bristol Bears (@BristolBears) December 1, 2019
"He accepted the red card, has a clean disciplinary record and apologised for his actions," said independent panel chair Richard Whittam QC.
"Having carefully analysed the footage, they [the panel] were satisfied to the requisite standard that the contact was shoulder to shoulder.
"The Bristol player fell to ground as a result of a second tackle from London Irish 11 and not as a result of being cleared out by the player as first thought."
See the incident at 0:30min
"The player accepted the red card, has a clean disciplinary record and apologised for his actions. He was allowed the full mitigation in this instance which reduced the suspension to one week.”
Hoskins will be free to play again from 10 December.
