Gloucester deducted two Premiership points following RFU appeal...

Gloucester have been deducted two points for fielding an unregistered player following an RFU appeal.The Premiership club were originally fined £5,000 and issued a suspended points penalty for two years after playing lock Mariano Galarza against Sale Sharks without "effective registration" on March 29. A spokesman for the RFU said: "Gloucester Rugby pleaded guilty and the panel ordered that there should be a £5,000 fine and a deduction of two league points, but that..., Gloucester deducted two Premiership points following RFU appeal...