Coventry No 8 Dan Farani, sent off after making a high tackle on a Plymouth Albion opponent last month, has been suspended by an RFU disciplinary panel for three weeks from March 16.

Moseley flanker Stephen Halbert, sent off for kicking a Hinckley opponent in a match last month, was suspended for ten weeks from March 16.

Nuneaton hooker Stuart Gibson was suspended for three weeks for accumulating three yellow cards for foul play. n North Midlands flanker Guy Thompson is in the England Under-18 squad for the AER Championships in France this weekend.

Thompson, of Bromsgrove School and Worcester Warriors, replaces the North's Alex Kaihau, who has an ankle injury. England's opening match is against Romania in St Quentin on Sunday.