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Mafi faced with seven week ban

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MUNSTER’s Lifeimi Mafi will face up to seven weeks on the sideline after a an Irish Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Panel this week found him guilty of a citing complaint from the Leinster v Munster Magners League game on Saturday last.

Mafi was cited under law 10.4 (e) for an alleged dangerous tackle and 10.4 (a) for allegedly punching or striking in an incident with Leinster player Gordon D’Arcy

in the 19th minute of the game.  The hearing took place in the Ulster Branch offices in Ravenhill, Belfast and was chaired by Hugh Logan, assisted by Stephen Hilditch and Ian McIlrath.

Having studied the match footage and heard all the evidence, the disciplinary panel found Mafi guilty under the rugby laws. The panel took into account the previous good disciplinary record before they imposed a sanction of seven weeks suspension, up to and including, Sunday November 21.

Mafi has the right to appeal the decision.

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