Banned Hayes to miss vital Euro clashes

JOHN HAYES will miss Munster’s Heineken Cup matches against Northampton and Treviso over the next two weeks after being a handed a six-week suspension last night by an IRFU disciplinary committee.

However he will be available for the first of Ireland’s autumn internationals, starting with the game against Australia on Sunday, November 15.

The ban was imposed arising from his dismissal in the second half of last Saturday’s Magners League match against Leinster at the RDS.