SARACENS WILL APPEAL the 10-week suspension given to England wing Chris Ashton for making contact with the eye area of Ulster’s Luke Marshall.
The Premiership champions received the hearing’s written judgement on Friday and, having consulted their legal team, they have opted to contest the severity of the punishment that currently rules Ashton out of the Six Nations tournament.
“Ashton, who pleaded not guilty in the independent disciplinary hearing in London last Wednesday, will be appealing against the level of the sanction imposed,” a Saracens statement read.
Ashton pulled Marshall to the ground with his left arm in the Champions Cup victory at Allianz Park on 16 January, while also grabbing the Irish international’s face with his right hand.
