Connacht flanker Mike McCarthy and London Irish centre Steve Shingler will face European Club Rugby disciplinary hearings on Wednesday after incidents in this weekend’s Heineken Cup games

SUSPENDED Munster flanker Alan Quinlan will know his fate on Wednesday after the appeal against his six-week ban imposed by the European Rugby Cup Ltd is heard in Dublin.

The appeal by the Munster player Alan Quinlan against his six-week suspension for stamping will be heard in Dublin on Wednesday, January 3.