Tom Ecochard should not have finished the match against Lyon on October 29 at the Aimé-Giral stadium. According to the LNR Disciplinary Committee meeting this Wednesday evening, the Catalan scrum-half should have been shown a red card in the first half for his high and dangerous tackle on Georgian full-back Davit Niniashvili. Referee Jonathan Dufort then “only” showed a yellow card, which caused the anger of the Lyon coaches
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The Disciplinary Committee of the LNR judges Tom Ecochard “responsible for brutality”. The USAP scrum-half risked up to six weeks of suspension but, given his clean disciplinary record, he is only punished for three weeks. He will therefore be able to play again from December 10 during the European challenge but will miss the Top 14 matches against Bordeaux and Toulouse.
Following the dangerous tackleDavit Niniashvili had been replaced before returning to the game.