Josaia Raisuqe handed 10-week ban

Stade Francais wing Josaia Raisuqe has been handed a 10-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded European Challenge Cup encounter against Ospreys at Principality Stadium.

Referee Matt Carley sin-binned Raisuqe in the 19th minute of the game and later in the 51st minute he was sent off following the second yellow card offence for stamping on Ospreys wing Keelan Giles.

Raisuqe attended an independent disciplinary hearing on Wednesday in Paris following which the news about his ban was revealed in a statement released by European Professional Club Rugby.

"The committee upheld the citing complaint and determined that the offence was a stamp to the head and upper body, and therefore warranted a red card.

"Because the citing was upheld, the subsequent red card shown to the player for a second yellow card offence during the match did not need to be considered by the committee.

"Following recent sanction guidelines concerning kicks and stamps to the head, the committee was required to find that the offence was at the top end of World Rugby's sanctions, and 12 weeks was selected as the appropriate entry point.

"One week was added due to Raisuqe's recent disciplinary record, and then taking into account the player's timely apology to Keelan Giles, as well as his admission that he had committed an act of foul play, the committee reduced the sanction by three weeks before imposing a 10-week suspension."

Raisuqe will be free to resume his career from 8th August onwards, which will be confirmed following Stade Francais' schedule.