Sale Sharks' England forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks - four suspended - after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.

Jonny Hill was alleged to have physically abused a spectator after Sales Gallagher Premiership play-off defeat at Bath on June 1; Hill was injured at the time and sitting in the stands with coaching staff;

England and Sale Sharks forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks, four of which are suspended, after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.

Sale Sharks' England forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks - four suspended - after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday. Hill appeared before an independent disciplinary panel on Monday,

SALE SHARKS and England forward Jonny Hill has received a 10-week ban, four of which are suspended, after accepting a charge that he physically abused a spectator. Hill, who has not played for Sale this season,

Jonny Hill, the Sale and England lock, has been hit with a 10-week ban from rugby as a result of a clash with a fan on 1 June. The incident occurred at the Recreation Ground and saw the 30-year-old clash with a supporter after Sale were beaten by Bath.

A 28-year-old supporter had claimed he was grabbed around the throat and left with a cut above his eye after an altercation with Sale forward Jonny Hill