Kyle Sinckler handed seven week ban for making contact with the eyes

Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler was last night handed a 7-week ban after a RFU disciplinary panel found him guilty of making contact with the eye and/or eye area of Michael Paterson during the Aviva Premiership clash with Northampton Saints last weekend. Sinckler accepted the charge of contact with the eye and was given a seven week suspension by the independent panel. He is free to play again on the 21 November 2017The Chairman of the panel Dan White said: "The panel heard evidence from the player as to his actions. They found that it was an intentional action but that due to the absence of i…