1/2/2010

Lee Byrne has lodged an appeal to Heineken Cup organisers ERC against the sentence he received after pleading guilty
to misconduct during an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing on Friday.

Byrne was banned from rugby for a period of two weeks - ruling him out of Wales' RBS 6 Nations opening clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday, 6 February - after Misconduct complaints were brought relating to the round 6 Heineken Cup match between Ospreys and Leicester Tigers.

The Wales team announcement ahead of the clash with England was also re-scheduled today as Head coach Warren Gatland awaits the outcome of the appeal.

A new time and date for the team announcement and further details of the appeal will be issued when appropriate, but no further comment will be made on the subject until the hearing has taken place.