Ashton handed four-week ban

Published: Tuesday, 6. December, 2011 in category Northampton
Ashton: Tangled with Tuliagi

Ashton prompted a mass braul after hauling Tuilagi into touch by the Leicester man's hair.

He has been found guilty by an RFU disciplinary panel of an act 'contrary to good sportsmanship'.

Ashton will be free to play again on January 4, meaning he will miss Northampton's two crucial Heineken Cup matches over the next two weekends.

Ashton will be free to play again on January 4, meaning he will miss Northampton's two crucial Heineken Cup matches over the next two weekends and two Premiership games over the festive period.

Northampton forward Phil Dowson will also be sidelined for the two weekends of European action after he was suspended for a dangerous tackle on Saracens full-back Alex Goode.