England captain Owen Farrell might miss the beginning of the Six Nations after being cited for a harmful sort out.
The Saracens fly-half put in a sort out on Gloucester participant Jack Clement that made contact together with his opponent’s head.
The incident was not acted upon on the time by match referee Karl Dickson and Farrell went on to kick a game-winning drop-goal in the final minute.
The Six Nations begins with England internet hosting Scotland in 4 weeks, earlier than Italy go to Twickenham per week later.
Ought to the incident be seen as a mid-range offence a place to begin for a ban can be six weeks, with the opportunity of it being decreased with mitigation.
A top-end offence carries a a 10-week start line – Farrell admitted a top-end offence in September 2020 when he was banned for five weeks after a harmful sort out on Charlie Atkinson in a recreation towards Wasps.
Farrell’s listening to will happen on Tuesday, 10 January at 18:30 GMT and will probably be heard by an unbiased disciplinary panel chaired by Philip Evans, with Becky Essex and Mitch Learn.