European Rugby Champions Cup
Racing 92 suspend Martin Castrogiovanni after Las Vegas trip
ESPN Staff
April 26, 2016
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French heavyweights Racing 92 have suspended prop Martin Castrogiovanni after he was spotted partying in Las Vegas last weekend.

The Italian told his club he could not play in their Champions Cup semifinal with Leicester last Sunday because he was going to see his sick grandmother in Argentina.

However, he was pictured in Sin City in the company of players from French football team Paris Saint Germain, including the club's talisman and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

In a statement, translated from French, Racing said: "Following publication in the media of photographs showing Martin Castrogiovanni in the company of Paris Saint Germain this weekend at a hotel in Las Vegas, while the entire team was in Nottingham to contest a European Cup semifinal, Racing 92 decided to suspend the player as a precautionary measure to launch a legal procedure."

Castrogiovanni's absence appeared not to matter to the Top 14 side as they beat Leicester 19-16 to set up a European final with Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens on May 14.

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