LAST UPDATE | 2 May 2019
LEINSTER WING FERGUS McFadden has been hit with a six-week ban by a disciplinary committee for a headbutt on Ulster’s Sean Reidy during last weekend’s loss away to Ulster.
To account for ‘meaningful matches’ the six-week suspension will keep McFadden sidelined until 25 August, meaning he will miss Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup final, the Pro14 semi-final and a possible final. Plus he is now ineligible for Ireland’s opening two World Cup warm-up fixtures in August.
McFadden, who scored later in Saturday’s match, was cited under Law 9.12 for the 13th minute incident which ended Reidy’s involvement in the game.
Today’s disciplinary panel, which McFadden joined by video conference, found the offence to merit a mid-range entry-point sanction of 10 weeks.
"I'm alright, but I got a headbutt in the face!"
— eir Sport (@eirSport) April 27, 2019
Ulster No 8 Sean Reidy is unhappy with referee George Clancy's decison not to show a card to Leinster's Fergus McFadden following an inconclusive TMO.
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Roddy MacLeod, Frank Hadden and Beth Dickens overseen the hearing and took account of mitigating factors before reducing the suspension from 10 to six weeks.
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Poor effort on the translation and you use the Sun in connection with a Liverpool story. Should have given this task to someone else.
@Freddie Rincon: its not a bad interpretation of the translation at all Fred
Could have chosen a better example! Don’t buy the sun. JFT96.
Really the sun
@: joke …. the 42 are a disgrace.
Great game. As a spurs supporter thought they would have a hard task but by christ they made the game last night one of the best I have seen…great work….let’s hope spurs get through tonight…
Sean Farrell- The sun! Really!
Ah yes… Klopp has just reunited every English club. It’s even better than England progressing to the World Cup knock out stages. But this time it actually may be coming home … to Anfield!
The sun??
Last night was magical. Football has become so commercialized and lost a lot of it’s soul, but last night reminded us what it can be at it’s best. Am hearing reports that Phil Coutinho’s Barca career is in big trouble, penny for his thoughts?
@Laura Walsh: it was already before the game
@Limón Madrugada: agree lad.
As is valverde.
Why leave your Arthur and Malcom out??
Baffled
Dave o kop that clown thought he was helping to sell Balotelli to China a few years, proof that Twitter and followers ratios do get to peoples heads
Great game by Liverpool!!!
Can you please remove The S*n one, thanks