Wales forward Chris Horsman has been suspended till November after admitting a stamping offence when he appeared before a Rugby Football Union (RFU) panel on Thursday.

The 31-year-old Worcester prop, who starts his four-week ban from the date of the citing on October 6, admitted the offence on Harlequins prop Mike Ross during their home 23-30 Premiership defeat a week ago.

Horsman will miss Worcester's opening European Challenge Cup appointments with Petrarca and Bucuresti, plus the Anglo-Welsh Cup group games against Ospreys and Quins.

Horsman has won 14 caps for Wales, making two appearances during last year's World Cup, including the tournament-ending defeat against Fiji in Nantes.

AFP