Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has been given a six-week stadium ban for comments made about a referee after their defeat by Exeter.
Half of the ban is suspended, but he will also serve the rest of a suspended touchline ban for previous offences.
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The 49-year-old will be banned from the touchline for Sale’s next match against Leicester and cannot enter the stadium for any of their following three games.
Sale have been threatened with a points deduction if his behaviour continues.
Here’s what he said:
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has been given a six-week stadium ban for comments made about a referee.
Here’s what he said… pic.twitter.com/NgS3mfa627
— BT Sport Rugby (@btsportrugby) November 17, 2017