French flanker cited for alleged eye gouging in Six Nations clash

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March 9 : France forward Oscar Jegou has been cited for an alleged eye-gouging incident in the Six Nations defeat by Scotland at the weekend and faces a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. The flanker appeared to make contact with Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman's eyes in a maul just before Scotland's sixth try in the 59th minute of their 50-40 home victory at Murrayfield on Saturday. It was not seen by any of the match officials at the time, but footage of the incident provoked plenty of post-match

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