Rugby: Johnson banned for punch

England captain Martin Johnson has been hit with a three-week ban following his punch on Saracens hooker Robbie Russell.

Rugby: Johnson banned for punch

England captain Martin Johnson has been hit with a three-week ban following his punch on Saracens hooker Robbie Russell.

The verdict came after one of the longest Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearings in history, lasting seven-and-a-half hours.

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