Brian O’Driscoll has been cited for stamping on Simone Favaro in Ireland’s 22-15 RBS 6 Nations defeat by Italy on Saturday.

Connacht second row Mike McCarthy was cleared of a citing complaint at a disciplinary hearing today in Cardiff.

DONNCHA RYAN’S hopes of adding to his seven caps this month are in the balance after the second-row was cited yesterday for allegedly stamping an opponent during Ireland’s win over Samoa last Saturday.

Malcolm O'Kelly has been ruled out of Leinster's crucial Heineken Cup match against Edinburgh because he has been found guilty of stamping on London Wasps and suspended for two weeks.

Leinster will run the risk of losing Malcolm O'Kelly when he appears before an independent disciplinary committee in Dublin on Thursday to answer an allegation of stamping on the head of London Wasp Phil Vickery in the Heineken Cup at Twickenham Stadium last Saturday.