Sale Sharks' England forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks - four suspended - after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.

Jonny Hill was alleged to have physically abused a spectator after Sales Gallagher Premiership play-off defeat at Bath on June 1; Hill was injured at the time and sitting in the stands with coaching staff;

England and Sale Sharks forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks, four of which are suspended, after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.

Sale Sharks' England forward Jonny Hill has been banned for 10 weeks - four suspended - after an altercation with a fan, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday. Hill appeared

SALE SHARKS and England forward Jonny Hill has received a 10-week ban, four of which are suspended, after accepting a charge that he physically abused a spectator. Hill, who has not played for Sale this season,

Jonny Hill, the Sale and England lock, has been hit with a 10-week ban from rugby as a result of a clash with a fan on 1 June. The incident occurred at the Recreation Ground and saw the 30-year-old clash with a supporter after Sale were beaten by Bath.

A 28-year-old supporter had claimed he was grabbed around the throat and left with a cut above his eye after an altercation with Sale forward Jonny Hill

England lock Jonny Hill is set to appear before an independent disciplinary panel this evening after allegedly physically abusing a spectator in June.