David Attoub today had his appeal against a 70-week ban for gouging thrown out by an independent appeal committee.

HERE’S no need to delve into the DVD collection to sum up what makes Stephen Ferris the player he is. Proof of the Ulster man’s DNA surfaced in what should have been a routine training session in Durban last summer.

Recent events suggest Stephen Ferris has become a marked man, but the Ireland flanker insists he has never gone looking for trouble.

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.

England scrum-half Paul Hodgson believes London Irish face “a truly monumental task” to keep alive their Heineken Cup dream at Twickenham tomorrow.

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.

STADE FRANCAIS seized the initiative in Heineken Cup Pool Four with victory over Ulster at Stade Jean Bouin.

Stade Francais 29 Ulster 16

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.

Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Dupuy was today handed a six-month ban for eye gouging Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris.

Stade Français have made a rash of changes for their Heineken Cup showdown with Ulster at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels tomorrow.

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.

AS EXPECTED, Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Dupuy will appear before an independent disciplinary hearing of the European Rugby Cup as a result of a citing arising from Saturday’s Heineken Cup match against Ulster at Ravenhill.

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.

Pumas playmaker Juan Martin Hernandez, arguably the best player in the world, will start at fly-half for Stade Francais against Ulster in the Heineken Cup at Ravenhill tomorrow.

Harlequins 10 Stade Francais 31

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