EDINBURGHand Scotland flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension by Scottish Rugby for “gross misconduct” over alleged cocaine use. The ban is “part of a range of sanctions”, running from the date of his initial suspension in mid- October.
He will not be available for selection by Edinburgh until mid-January 2018. “I would like to apologise to everyone for putting myself in this situation,” said New Zealand-born Hardie, 29, who has won 16 Scotland caps since 2015. “Through my actions I feel I have let my club, my team-mates and the...