Rugby: Perugini gets 20 week ban for head-butt

Italy’s Salavatore Perugini has been banned for 20 weeks for head-butting Irish international Peter Stringer during last weekend’s Six Nations clash at Lansdowne Road.

The Italian prop only received a yellow card for the incident during the match. Meanwhile, Keith Wood and Rob Henderson have both been included in the Ireland squad for the Six Nations match of the season against France on Saturday week.