Ormsby cops one-week ban

Sale forward Kristian Ormsby will miss the Heineken Cup showdown with Munster.

Sale Sharks forward Kristian Ormsby will miss his club's Heineken Cup showdown with European champions Munster on Sunday.

The New Zealander has received a one-week suspension after appearing before a disciplinary panel in Dublin.

Ormby was cited by match commissioner Achille Reali for alleged striking/dangerous charge on Clermont Auvergne lock Julien Pierre during the Sharks' impressive Pool One victory in France last weekend.

The panel decided that Ormsby, a lock or back-row forward, was not guilty of striking, but that he committed a dangerous charge on Pierre.

His ban runs until next Wednesday, sidelining him for the Edgeley Park appointment with Munster.

Ormsby, who has the right of appeal, was summoned before a disciplinary committee chaired by Ireland's Mark McParland, assisted by Rob Flockhart (Scotland) and Simon Thomas (Wales).

Meanwhile his teammate Rudi Keil has been cleared of any wrongdoing and is free for selection.