Bordeaux's Poirot gets two-week ban after Northampton clash

Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been fixed a two-week prohibition for an altercation pinch Northampton's Henry Pollock aft nan Champions Cup final.

Poirot was cited for grabbing nan pharynx of nan England and Lions flanker arsenic tempers boiled complete aft nan last whistle had blown to corroborate his side's 28-20 win astatine Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Poirot will miss nan last 2 games of Bordeaux's regular season.

Tournament organiser European Professional Club Rugby said Poirot "accepted that he had committed an enactment of foul play that warranted a reddish card".

A connection added: "The independent disciplinary committee upheld nan title and it wished that nan offending was astatine nan low-end of World Rugby's sanctions and 4 weeks was selected arsenic nan due introduction point.

"Taking into relationship nan player's blameworthy plea, his bully disciplinary grounds and his afloat co-operation pinch nan disciplinary process, nan committee decided to trim nan punishment by nan maximum of 50% earlier imposing a two-week suspension."