Pelous hit with nine-week ban

France captain Fabien Pelous will not play again this year after being handed a nine-week ban by an International Rugby Board disciplinary committee.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 - 18:38

France captain Fabien Pelous will not play again this year after being handed a nine-week ban by an International Rugby Board disciplinary committee.

The 32-year-old second-row was cited by the IRB’s citing commissioner, Peter Brown, for using an elbow on Australia hooker Brendan Cannon in Saturday’s 26-16 victory over the Wallabies in Marseille.

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