European Rugby Challenge Cup
Bill Meakes hit with two-week ban after dangerous tackle
PA Sport
May 7, 2015
Bill Meakes walks off after being sent off in the Challenge Cup final
Bill Meakes walks off after being sent off in the Challenge Cup final© David Rogers/Getty Images

Gloucester centre Bill Meakes has been slapped with a two-week ban after his red card in last Friday's Challenge Cup final victory over Edinburgh.

Meakes was sent off in the second half for a dangerous tackle on Edinburgh centre Sam Beard.

He cannot play again until May 18, ruling him out of Gloucester's remaining Aviva Premiership games against London Irish and Bath.

In a statement, European Professsional Club Rugby said: "The independent judicial Officer heard evidence and submissions from Meakes, who accepted the red card decision, from the Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys and from the EPCR disciplinary officer.

"In upholding the red card decision, the judicial officer found that Meakes had committed a dangerous, high tackle on a player without the ball.

"He determined that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions and selected two weeks as the appropriate entry point.

"He added one week to take into account World Rugby's memorandum on high tackling, and then reduced the sanction by the maximum of one week due to the player's clean disciplinary record, early expression of remorse, guilty plea and good conduct at the hearing."

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