NEWCASTLE hooker Charlie Maddison has been suspended for three weeks.
Maddison, 31, was cited for striking Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade with head in the Falcons’ Challenge Cup defeat last Saturday.
An independent disciplinary committee ruled the offence was at the low end of World Rugby’s sanctions and reduced the possible ban from six to three weeks.
Maddison will be available for selection again from 2 January.

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