Sale and England forward Jonny Hill is given a 10-week suspension for an incident involving a fan after their Premiership semi-final loss to Bath.
Hill appeared before an independent disciplinary panel on Monday regarding a "breach of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game" - specifically an allegation that he "physically abused" a spectator.The 30-year-old's ban has been backdated, and four weeks of the ban have been suspended until next season. He will be eligible for selection from 7 December, Sale said.
"The panel concluded the appropriate starting point was a 20-week suspension from playing," said Philip Evans KC, chair of the independent panel. "They also found the circumstances of this case to be exceptional and as a consequence, and because of the substantial mitigation available to Jonny Hill, that starting point was reduced to 10 weeks, four of which will be suspended until the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
"In addition he is required to give a presentation to young players at the club which is to be recorded and provided to the RFU ."He sustained a season-ending patella tendon injury in their Champions Cup loss to La Rochelle, and watched Sale's semi-final defeat from the stands at the Recreation Ground.
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