France's Jegou slapped with minimal ban
DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: France flanker Oscar Jegou will miss the Six Nations finale against England following his disciplinary hearing.
Jegou learnt his fate on Wednesday for an alleged eye gouge on Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman, where he was handed a four-week ban.
Oscar Jegou has been cited for this incident in France’s loss to Scotland 🇫🇷🏴
‘Cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.12, which deals with ‘physical abuse’, one of the areas being ‘contact with the eye or eye area’ pic.twitter.com/9j3zH1PG3D
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) March 8, 2026
Apart from the clash against England, he will miss La Rochelle’s matches against Pau, Bayonne and Newcastle Red Bulls.
France need to win against England to retain their Six Nations title, with Scotland and Ireland both in the running on “Super Saturday.”
The disciplinary update reads:
“France (No.7), Oscar Jegou, appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee this afternoon via Zoom having been cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.12 (specifically, contact with the eye area) in the Men’s Six Nations Championship match between Scotland and France on Saturday, 7th March 2026.
The independent Disciplinary Committee comprised Simon Thomas (Chair), Chris Morgan and Donal Courtney.
The independent Disciplinary Committee had amended the charge to include ‘reckless contact with the eye(s)’ and upheld the citing, finding that the player had committed the relevant act of foul play (as amended) and that the conduct had warranted a red card. In applying World Rugby’s sanctioning provisions, the independent Disciplinary Committee determined that the low-end entry point of six weeks was appropriate in light of the fact that (among other reasons) there was no injury caused to the victim. In light of mitigating factors (including the player’s good conduct and good disciplinary record), the independent Disciplinary Committee applied a two-week reduction in sanction, thus reducing the final sanction to four weeks. There were no aggravating factors to increase the sanction. The player was reminded of his right of appeal.”
The four-week playing suspension will cover the following matches:
Saturday, March 14 2026 – France v England
Saturday, March 21 2026 – La Rochelle v Pau
Saturday, March 28 2026 – Bayonne v La Rochelle
Saturday, April 2026 4 – Newcastle v La Rochelle
