Northampton hooker Curtis Langdon handed four-game ban for red card at Munster

BANNED: Referee Tual Trainini shows a red card to Curtis Langdon. Pic Credit: Dan Sheridan, Inpho.

Northampton Northampton hooker Curtis Langdon has been banned for four matches following his red card in Saturday's Investec Champions Cup victory over Munster.

Langdon was sent off in the 39th minute of the Thomond Park showdown, where the Saints won 26-23, and an independent disciplinary hearing has upheld the dismissal, issuing the sanction for reckless contact with the head of Thomas Ahern.