MUNSTER’S SAM TUITUPOU has been handed down a three week suspension by an ERC disciplinary panel hearing for his tackle on Paul Hodgson.
The New Zealander was cited for his tackle on the London Irish scrum-half during the two sides’ Heineken Cup group stage match last Saturday. Referee Christophe Berdos sinbinned Tuitupou for the tackle, match commissioner Ray Wilton believed he has a case to hear for “lifting from the ground and dropping or driving a player into the ground” under IRB law 10.4 (j).
Munster say they will wait until they have received the written judgement before they consider an appeal.
