The England under-20s doctor at the centre of a Six Nations head injury storm has been banned for four weeks after being found guilty of three misconduct charges. Dr Nigel Rayner was punished for his actions during England’s defeat by Italy in February.
Rayner, whose conduct was described as “grave” and “unacceptable”, was given an eight-week ban as well as a separate two-week suspension to run concurrently but was awarded the full mitigation of 50%. Given he has effectively been on leave since the incident his ban expires later this month.
