Paul Willemse suspended for one week

Montpellier's Paul Willemse has been suspended for one week for charging into a ruck with his shoulder in the 61st minute of his club's European Rugby Champions Cup match against Castres Olympique.

An independent Disciplinary Committee found that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and selected two weeks as the appropriate entry point.  

Taking into account Willemse's good disciplinary record, his guilty plea and expression of remorse, the Committee decided to reduce the sanction by one week before imposing a one-week suspension.

Willemse is free to play on Monday, 26 December.

Both the player and EPCR have the right to appeal the decision.