Mark Regan fined over €700

England World Cup winner Mark Regan was tonight fined £500 (€726.40) for bringing the game into disrepute.

The Leeds hooker appeared before a four-man Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel in London.

Regan, who retired from international rugby earlier this season, was charged under the RFU’s rule 5.12, “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game”.

It followed the Tykes’ Powergen Cup quarter-final victory over Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens last month.

The specific allegations were that he “attempted to deceive the referee (Chris White) by exaggerating the effects of a stamp to his head during the match”, and “stating in a television interview that he intentionally exaggerated the effect of a stamp to his head in an attempt to persuade the referee to send off an opposition player”.

Northampton scrum-half Mark Robinson was sent off by leading English official White for stamping on Regan’s head during the cup clash.

Robinson subsequently received a 14-week ban, sidelining him for the rest of this season unless Saints reach the Heineken Cup final or Zurich Premiership play-offs in May.

Regan was also ordered to pay £250 (€363.20) costs towards a hearing chaired by Geraint Jones QC, assisted by RFU Council members Robert Horner, Jeff Probyn and Peter Budge, but he avoided any period of suspension.

Earlier today, 33-year-old Regan announced he would be rejoining Bristol Shoguns next season, ending a three-year stint at Headingley.