Morris to face disciplinary hearing

Robbie Morris will go before a disciplinary hearing tomorrow after being hit with a citing charge in the wake of Connacht’s defeat…

Robbie Morris will go before a disciplinary hearing tomorrow after being hit with a citing charge in the wake of Connacht’s defeat to Ulster on Friday night.

The former England prop has been cited for an alleged strike on TJ Anderson in the 65th minute at the Sportsground.

A three-man panel comprising David Martin, Phil Orr and George Spotswood will meet to consider the case at a hearing at the IRFU offices on Lansdowne Road.

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