US EditionBordeaux's Poirot Suspended After Incident with Pollock
- Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot received a two-week suspension after an incident with Northampton’s Henry Pollock during the Champions Cup final on 24 May in Cardiff.
- The suspension followed Poirot’s guilty plea for grabbing Pollock by the throat shortly after full-time, as cited under Law 9.27 by an independent disciplinary committee.
- The committee noted Poirot’s cooperation, good disciplinary record, and set a four-week entry point, later halving the ban due to mitigation to two weeks, confirmed by EPCR.
- Phil Dowson, Northampton’s director, described the act as “uncalled for and out of order,” while the suspension rules out Poirot’s participation in two upcoming regular season games.
- Poirot will be available for the play-offs, and both he and EPCR retain rights to appeal the decision after Bordeaux’s 28-20 European title win over Northampton.
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Rugby: Jefferson Poirot Suspended Two Weeks After His Altercation to the Champions Cup Final
The Bordeaux-Bègles pillar was suspected of having tightened Henry Pollock's throat in a dangerous way and likely to cause him a serious injury. His sentence was reduced from 4 to 2 weeks.
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Champions Cup: the UBB Pillar Jefferson Poirot Suspended Two Weeks After His Altercation with Pollock
On Thursday, the disciplinary commission gave a two-week suspension to the Union Bordeaux-Bègles pillar, Jefferson Poirot, after an altercation in the final win in the Champions Cup on Saturday.
·Paris, France
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