In the dock: Ronan O'Gara
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Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara has been cited for kicking an opponent during Sunday's 26-17 victory over Edinburgh in the Heineken Cup.
The 35-year-old Irishman was reported by citing commissioner Alberto Recaldini after a second-half incident involving Edinburgh lock Sean Cox.
If found guilty, O'Gara could find himself banned for some or all of Ireland's Six Nations campaign, which begins at holders Wales on February 13.
The citing carries a low end entry point of a four-week ban, with a top-end sanction of anywhere between 12 weeks and a year if found guilty.
Meanwhile, Racing Metro's France international centre Fabrice Estebanez has also been cited for allegedly striking Saracens wing David Strettle with his arm during his side's loss on Saturday.
Stade Francais lock Juan Cruz Guillemain faces a more serious charge under the same law after allegedly striking Grenoble's Fabien Alexandre with his head in their Amlin Challenge Cup match.
The top-end entry point for Guillemain's citing is from 16 weeks to two years.
All three cases will be heard in Dublin on Thursday, with Judge Jeff Blackett passing judgement on O'Gara, while Ireland's independent Judicial Officer Pat Barriscale will rule on both Estebanez and Guillemain.
Comments
Dougie says...
Yeah, that Ronan's a really spiky fella, getting the head thumped off him by Duncan McRae unprovoked.
Posted 11:35 15th January 2013
THESKUTCH says...
O'Gara insists on staying away from the physical side of the game than throws a cowardly kick?? I hope he gets banned
Posted 10:55 15th January 2013
paddy91317 says...
Munster to lose and Toulon to win and Leinster to go through and me to be very happy and me to learn how to use the English language properly, HAPPY-OUT
Posted 09:15 15th January 2013
rugby_rockstar says...
Ronan is a spikey fella, who has got involved in off the ball stuff his entire career, sometimes biting off more that he can chew (Lions 2001 Duncan McRea incident - not that anyone can condone McRea's psychotic meltdown).
Posted 08:28 15th January 2013