2 weeks ago
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Mike Brown has won 72 caps for England during his career
Leicester backmost Mike Brown has been suspended for 2 weeks aft he swore astatine lucifer officials pursuing his reddish paper successful their 21-19 location conclusion by Bristol Bears.
The 38-year-old erstwhile England player, who was sent disconnected successful nan 71st infinitesimal aft making caput interaction successful a tackle, was fixed a five-week ban, 3 suspended to nan extremity of nan season.
Brown was besides ordered to springiness "a position connected nan values of nan crippled which is to beryllium recorded and shared for acquisition usage and to thief show why specified behaviour will not beryllium tolerated successful rugby”.
The nonaccomplishment to Bristol connected 27 April ended Leicester's hopes of reaching nan end-of-season premiership play-offs.
Brown admitted a complaint of behaviour prejudicial to nan interests of nan crippled by disrespecting nan authority of nan lucifer officials.
He will beryllium unavailable for nan Premiership travel to Sale Sharks connected 10 May. Tigers person a friends crippled against Georgia Black Lion connected Friday.
An independent sheet recovered that Brown had sworn arsenic he near nan transportation astatine Welford Road and that they were satisfied he "intended to beryllium disrespectful astir each nan lucifer officials".
Their adjudication said: "Such offending is simply a nonstop undermining of nan authority of nan lucifer officials and an onslaught connected nan game's ethos and halfway values."
