Suspended ban for Castrogiovanni

Toulon’s former Leicester prop Martin Castrogiovanni has received a suspended four-match ban after he admitted a misconduct complaint, European Professional Club Rugby has announced.

Castrogiovanni has also been ordered to pay €10,000 to charity in Leicester following his post-match comments aimed at the Premiership club and their rugby director Richard Cockerill after Toulon’s 25-21 European Champions Cup defeat against the Tigers earlier this month.

His suspension is suspended until April 30 2016, and will be activated “in the event of any off-field misconduct complaint being successfully brought against him”, EPCR said.