La Rochelle lock Jone Qovu Nailiko has received a two-week ban for striking Gloucester hooker Richard Hibbard during last Friday's European Challenge Cup semi-final.
Nailiko was cited following the second-half incident, and tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said the player pleaded guilty at an independent disciplinary hearing in Paris on Wednesday.
In a statement, EPCR said: "T he committee upheld the citing complaint and determined that the offence had warranted a red card.
"The committee found that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby's sanctions, and selected two weeks as the appropriate entry point."
Fiji international Nailiko cannot play again until May 8, ruling him out of La Rochelle's Top 14 fixtures against Montpellier and Clermont Auvergne.
Source: PA
