Stade Francais prop David Attoub will have his appeal against a 70-week ban for eye-gouging heard in London on Tuesday, March 2.

STADE FRANCAIS prop David Attoub is to appeal his 70-week ban for foul play.

Stade Francais prop David Attoub is to appeal his 70-week ban for foul play, it was announced today.

STADE FRANCAIS are set to appeal the massive 70-week ban handed down to prop David Attoub after he was found guilty of gouging Ulster and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris during a Heineken Cup match in December.

Stade Francais prop David Attoub has today been handed a 70-week ban for eye gouging by an independent judicial officer.

STADE FRANCAIS prop David Attoub faces a lengthy ban for gouging during a Heineken Cup game.

FRANCE’S first choice scrum-half Julien Dupuy has been ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations Championship after receiving a six-month ban for eye-gouging.

DAVID ATTOUB and Julien Dupuy yesterday apologised for their conduct during Stade Francais’s Heineken Cup clash with Ulster on Saturday.

Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care has been handed a one-week ban by the Rugby Football Union.

Ospreys wing Tommy Bowe has been cited for a dangerous tackle on Viadana counterpart Kaine Robertson during Saturday’s Heineken Cup match.

Stade Francais players David Attoub and Julien Dupuy have both been cited for allegedly gouging Ulster forward Stephen Ferris in separate incidents in the Heineken Cup match at Ravenhill on Saturday.

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Clermont Auvergne prop David Attoub is to appear before an independent disciplinary committee to answer a citing charge.

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