London Irish prop cited for alleged stamping

Published on Tuesday 25 January 2011 21:39

London Irish prop forward Faan Rautenbach has been cited for allegedly stamping on the head and shoulder of Munster's Ireland international flanker David Wallace.

Rautenbach was yellow-carded following the incident during a Heineken Cup clash between the teams in Limerick last Saturday.

But the citing commissioner Francois Guers has now made a complaint against Rautenbach, with the case to be heard tomorrow.

The 34-year-old could face a ban of anything between a fortnight and maximum of 52 weeks.

Toulouse centre Florian Fritz will appear before the same disciplinary panel tomorrow after being sent off in Sunday's 21-16 defeat by Wasps.

Fritz was shown a red card for his spear tackle on Tom Varndell and later became the subject of a misconduct complaint. The France internationalist is alleged to have made an offensive hand gesture in the direction of spectators as he was walked from the pitch after being dismissed.

l Italy prop forward Martin Castrogiovanni has turned down offers from French clubs to sign a new contract with Leicester.

Castrogiovanni has been a major success at Welford Road since his arrival in 2006 but his current deal was due to expire at the end of the season.