Saracens lock Hugh Tizard has been suspended for six video games after accepting a cost of harmful play following his crimson card in opposition to Newcastle Falcons final month.
The 24-year-old was despatched off within the final minute of Sarries’ 17-12 defeat on 29 November for coming in from the aspect on Newcastle’s Sammy Arnold at a ruck.
Tizard has already missed 4 matches underneath provisional suspension forward of the disciplinary listening to and can now sit out additional video games in opposition to Bristol on 4 January within the Premiership and the Champions Cup assembly with Munster seven days later.
An unbiased disciplinary panel heard the incident resulted in Arnold struggling a “critical” knee damage which is about to maintain him out of motion for as much as three months.
The panel dominated Tizard’s actions have been “significantly reckless” however accepted the participant had not meant to harm Arnold.
Though the offence of “harmful play at a ruck or maul” carries a 12-match sanction, Tizard’s regret and good disciplinary report meant that was decreased by 50%.
He shall be obtainable to play once more from 14 January.
Saracens signed Tizard from Harlequins in January of 2022, since then he has gone on to make 55 appearances for the membership.
