Phil Burleigh suspended for one week

Edinburgh Rugby centre, Phil Burleigh, has been suspended for one week after he was sent off for striking Stade Francais Paris second row Pascal Papé in the 55th minute of his club's European Rugby Challenge Cup Round 3 match against Stade Francais Paris at BT Murrayfield.

In upholding the red card decision, the 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 Burleigh's clean disciplinary record, his guilty plea and expression of remorse, the Committee decided to reduce the sanction by the maximum of 50 per cent before imposing a one-week suspension.

Burleigh is free to play on Monday, 19 December with the right to appeal the decision.