Punch-up costs duo seven weeks
Jim Hamilton (Gloucester) and David Paice (London Irish) were both suspended for seven weeks at an RFU disciplinary hearing on Thursday.
Hamilton and Paice were both sent off for striking in the Premiership match between the sides at the Madejski Stadium on May 5.
Hamilton’s suspension runs until August 19, covering Scotland’s warm-up and tour matches in June, and warm-up games at the start of next season.
Paice’s suspension runs from August 10 to September 23 next season.
The panel of Jeff Blackett (chairman), Robert Horner and Jeff Probyn considered that both offences required top-end entry points because they were committed after the players had been issued yellow cards.
Both players have a right of appeal.
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