Pape slapped with 10-week ban
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A Six Nations disciplinary committee on Thursday banned French lock Pascal Pape for 10 weeks, for charging with his knee into the back of Ireland's Jamie Heaslip.
The ban rules him out of the rest of the Six Nations tournament.
The committee said in a statement it had wanted to ban Pape for 15 weeks, but reduced the punishment because of his "expressions of remorse".
Pape appeared before a Six Nations disciplinary committee on Wednesday, having been cited under Law 10.
4 (a) - for striking the lower back of Heaslip with his knee in the 52nd minute of the Six Nations match between…
The ban rules him out of the rest of the Six Nations tournament.
The committee said in a statement it had wanted to ban Pape for 15 weeks, but reduced the punishment because of his "expressions of remorse".
Pape appeared before a Six Nations disciplinary committee on Wednesday, having been cited under Law 10.
4 (a) - for striking the lower back of Heaslip with his knee in the 52nd minute of the Six Nations match between…
