Burger facing disciplinary hearing

08 April 2015European Professional Club Rugby said that Burger is alleged to have struck Racing scrum-half Maxime Machenaud midway through the match at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, which Saracens won 12-11.

The complaint was made by match citing commissioner Eugene Ryan.

Namibia international Burger, 31, will face a disciplinary hearing on Thursday.

Welshman Simon Thomas has been appointed as independent judicial officer.

World Rugby's low end punishment for such an offence is a two-week ban, with anything from eight weeks to 52 weeks at the top end.

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