Five-week ban for Cudmore

CLERMONT AUVERGNE lock Jamie Cudmore has received a five-week ban after being sent off in last weekend’s Heineken Cup clash against Munster at Thomond Park.

The Canadian international was dismissed by English referee Chris White for punching Paul O’Connell.

A three-man independent disciplinary committee meeting in London yesterday suspended Cudmore after deciding his offence was “mid-range” in its level of seriousness for striking.