Hardly surprising, to be honest. Hopefully he shows contrition, pleads guilty, and they determine that it wasn't malicious or the worst sort of tip tackle.

Don't eat the biscuits and get someone to give you a character reference for being a good bloke outside the game and all will be fine.

Is Musk injured? Given that Head was on the bench the other night ...

They apply past the end of the domestic season, as that's why Hartley missed out on the Lions tour.

The panel met at 5pm yesterday. What was the outcome?

Three Match ban

DISCIPLINARY RESULT: ELIA ELIA
Friday, 2nd October 2020 @ 09:45

HARLEQUINS HOOKER ELIA ELIA HANDED THREE MATCH SUSPENSION FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY HEARING

Elia appeared before an online independent disciplinary panel last night following his red card in the 53rd minute of the Club's defeat to Wasps on Monday, 28 September 2020. This was for a tip tackle contrary to World Rugby Law 9.18.

Elia accepted the charge and was given a three match suspension by the independent disciplinary panel comprising Jeremy Summers (chair) with Mitch Read and Tony Wheat. The player is free to play again on 30 November 2020.

The independent panel said: "Whilst the offence was reckless rather than intentional, it was nevertheless clearly dangerous and, as the referee correctly noted, the fact that Wasps 9 had broken the fall with his arm did not mitigate the offence to bring it below the red card threshold.

"The player had one previous offence recorded against him, which was some time ago while he was 19. Given the factual position was similar to that found in the recent Farrell decision, a 50% discount from the entry point was also applied here.”

Notes to editors

Elia's suspension covers Harlequins last game of the 2019/20 season  v Leicester on the 4 October and the first two games of the 2020/21 season on the 20 November v Exeter Chiefs and the game v Northampton on the weekend of the 27-29 November.

The panel can amend those dates should the fixtures change for any reason.
- RFU Regulation 19 please click here.
- For the sanctions table (RFU Regulation 19 Appendix 2) please click here.
- For background detail on panel members please click here.

..." the fact that Wasps 9 had broken the fall with his arm did not mitigate the offence to bring it below the red card threshold."...

Now we know where we stand..

..." the fact that Wasps 9 had broken the fall with his arm did not mitigate the offence to bring it below the red card threshold."...

Now we know where we stand..

I'd say now we know where we should stand.