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Leinster without McFadden for run-in after six-week ban for headbutt

Fergus McFadden’s hopes of working his way into a World Cup squad are also dented as the suspension will run to late August.

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.

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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    May 8th 2019, 11:34 AM

    Poor effort on the translation and you use the Sun in connection with a Liverpool story. Should have given this task to someone else.

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    May 8th 2019, 8:09 PM

    @Freddie Rincon: its not a bad interpretation of the translation at all Fred

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    May 8th 2019, 11:44 AM

    Could have chosen a better example! Don’t buy the sun. JFT96.

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    May 8th 2019, 2:04 PM

    Really the sun

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    May 8th 2019, 3:48 PM

    @: joke …. the 42 are a disgrace.

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    May 8th 2019, 12:55 PM

    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…

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    May 8th 2019, 2:30 PM

    Sean Farrell- The sun! Really!

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    May 8th 2019, 11:31 AM

    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!

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    May 8th 2019, 3:09 PM

    The sun??

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    May 8th 2019, 4:03 PM

    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?

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    May 8th 2019, 8:08 PM

    @Laura Walsh: it was already before the game

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    May 8th 2019, 11:47 PM

    @Limón Madrugada: agree lad.
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    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

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    May 8th 2019, 7:40 PM

    Great game by Liverpool!!!

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    May 8th 2019, 3:27 PM

    Can you please remove The S*n one, thanks

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