Davies springs to suspended Henson’s defence

WALES great Jonathan Davies believes banned Grand Slam star Gavin Henson has received too harsh a punishment after being found guilty of elbowing an opponent.

Henson will appeal against his 72-day suspension this afternoon, having already served more than two weeks for an offence committed during Ospreys' Heineken Cup defeat against Leicester before Christmas.

The Ospreys centre was cited for elbowing Tigers prop Alex Moreno and is set to sit out Wales' three RBS 6 Nations games against England, Scotland and Ireland next month.