English Rugby
Robson hit with six-week ban
Scrum.com
September 8, 2009
Quins lock George Robson awaits sanction from referee Dean Richards, London Wasps v Harlequins, Guinness Premiership, Twickenham, England, September 5, 2009
Harlequins lock George Robson is given his marching orders at Twickenham last weekend © Getty Images
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Harlequins forward George Robson has been banned for six weeks by Rugby Football Union disciplinary chiefs.

Robson was sent off for striking Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson with his head just 46 seconds into last Saturday's 26-15 Guinness Premiership loss at Twickenham.

The suspension means Robson is sidelined from Quins' next four Premiership games, including appointments with Leicester and Bath, plus Heineken Cup clashes against Cardiff Blues and Toulouse. Robson, who admitted the charge, appeared before a disciplinary panel in London on Wednesday night.

The news is yet another blow for troubled Quins, a club still reeling from the 'Bloodgate' fake injury scandal.

The subsequent cover-up, which emanated from last season's Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster, saw former Quins rugby director Dean Richards receive a three-year ban, with ex-club physiotherapist Steph Brennan suspended for two years and wing Tom Williams hit by a four-month punishment.

And action could now follow against executive Quins officials, as RFU disciplinary officer Jeff Blackett is currently investigating the possibility of misconduct charges, with a decision expected by the end of this week.

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