Former Sale player Arscott warned for passing information to brother

Former Sale player Tom Arscott has received a written warning over the passing of inside information to his brother Luke before the Sharks’ Aviva Premiership match at Bristol.

Tom Arscott was last month sacked by Sale after allegedly leaking information to Bristol player Luke in a meeting at the club’s hotel on New Year’s Eve — a day before the Sharks went down 24-23 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

It was alleged that Tom Arscott’s conduct was in breach of Rugby Football Union regulation 17 (anti-corruption and betting), but the governing body found there was not “any evidence of betting or fixing”.