Romain Ntamack has been banned following his sending off against Wales in the opening match of the Six Nations Championship last weekend. The fly-half was sin-binned following his high shot on Welsh playmaker Ben Thomas,

France fly-half Romain Ntamack was on Wednesday ruled out of this weekend's Six Nations showdown with bitter rivals England after being hit with a three-week ban, officials said. He could have been hit with a six-week ban but the Six Nations disciplinary committee ruled that his "exemplary disciplinary record" allowed for the sanction to be halved.