Leinster’s Cian Healy receives two-week suspension

Leinster prop Cian Healy has been suspended for two weeks at an independent disciplinary hearing in London today, after earlier this month being cited for striking Toulon hooker Guilhem Guirado with his knee.

In upholding the citing complaint, the Judicial Officer decided that Healy had committed a reckless act of foul play and he found that the offence was at the low end of World Rugby’s sanctions and selected three weeks as the appropriate entry point.

He then reduced the sanction by one week taking into account the player’s good character and good conduct during the hearing before imposing a suspension of two weeks.

The Ireland prop was originally handed a two-week suspension, but on December 23rd an independent appeal committee ruled the citing should be reheard by a judicial officer.

The prop was expected to miss Leinster’s New Year’s Day fixture against Connacht with a knee injury either way and will now be free to return to play on january 11th.

That means he will be available for Leinster's Champions Cup dead rubbers against Bath and Wasps.