Seven-week ban for Racing's Le Roux over Fofana tackle

PARIS: Racing 92 flanker Bernard le Roux was handed a seven-week ban Wednesday for a dangerous tackle on Clermont's Wesley Fofana.

The South African-born France international Le Roux escaped with just a yellow card for the tackle during Racing's 40-17 defeat by Clermont on September 2, but the disciplinary committee of the body overseeing the Top 14, the LNR, decided the original punishment fell short.

Le Roux will be eligible to play again on October 29, good timing as France play their first autumn international, against South Africa, two weeks later on November 10.