Ospreys star Bowe escapes ERC ban

IRELAND and Ospreys wing Tommy Bowe has escaped suspension following a European Rugby Cup (ERC) hearing yesterday.

Bowe, pictured arriving for the hearing, was cited for a dangerous tackle on Viadana wing Kaine Robertson during the Ospreys’ 62-7 Heineken Cup victory last weekend.

However, at an independent disciplinary hearing in Dublin yesterday, the citing commission agreed Bowe committed an act of foul play, but it was not felt his actions warranted a red card, therefore Bowe avoided sanction.