Rugby-Leicester Tigers' Brown banned for two weeks after swearing


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  • Saturday, 04 May 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Leicester Tigers v Saracens - Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Britain - February 19, 2023 Leicester Tigers' Mike Brown celebrates scoring their third try Action Images/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - Leicester Tigers back Mike Brown has been handed a two-week ban for using foul language towards match officials after being sent off during the club's defeat by Bristol Bears on Saturday.

Brown, 38, was sent off in the 71st minute after making head contact in a tackle and swore at as he left Welford Road Stadium, with the Tigers losing the Premiership Rugby match 21-19.

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