SCOTLAND Under-20s forward Harri Morris has been given a three-match ban after being sent off against Ireland. He will miss his team's games in the Under-20s Six Nations against England, Italy and France.

Morris was shown the red card in the first minute of the second half of last week’s 38-7 defeat by the Irish after he took out an opponent in the air. He argued at a hearing yesterday that, while he had committed an act of foul play, it did not merit a sending-off.
However, the disciplinary panel deemed otherwise.

“The Disciplinary Committee found that Mr Morris had committed an act of foul play, that it had warranted a red card, and that the act of foul play warranted a lower-range entry point (four weeks’ suspension),” the tournament organisers announced. “This was reduced by one week to take account of mitigating factors (including his previously clean record, his youth and inexperience, his conduct at the hearing and his spontaneous apology to his opponent).  

“Mr Morris is therefore suspended for three weeks and, given his playing schedule, he will miss three Scotland matches in the Six Nations U20 Championship against England, Italy, and France. Mr Morris has a right of appeal.”

Barring the improbable event of a successful appeal, the Edinburgh player will not be able to return to action until Scotland’s last game of the competition, against Wales on 13th July.