Cheetahs' player banned for 'clearing the contents of his nose onto the face of a Connacht player'

"The player's actions have no place in the game. It is contrary to the spirit of sport."

Cheetahs' player banned for 'clearing the contents of his nose onto the face of a Connacht player'

A Cheetahs' player has been banned for 13 weeks for "clearing the contents of his nose onto the face of an opposing player".

Nico Lee admitted to the offence in their PRO14 defeat against Connacht on Saturday, having blown his nose onto Connacht flanker Colby Fainga’a.

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