Leicester and England hooker Tom Youngs handed one-week ban for punching

ByPA Sport

Published 27/01/2016 at 14:24 GMT

Leicester and England hooker Tom Youngs has been given a one-week ban after being found guilty of striking.

Tom Youngs has been given a one-week ban for striking

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Leicester and England hooker Tom Youngs has been given a one-week ban after being found guilty of striking.

Youngs, who was not included in new England head coach Eddie Jones' squad for the RBS 6 Nations, was shown a yellow card for punching Stade Francais prop Rabah Slimani during the Tigers's 36-21 defeat by Stade Francais during Sunday's European Champions Cup match.

He was subsequently cited by commissioner Peter Ferguson and had his case heard by an independent disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.

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