Former Ireland Rugby player Trevor Brennan was handed a lifetime playing ban with disciplinary chiefs depicting they ‘could not envisage a more serious misconduct in relation to spectators’.

It is worth mentioning in this regard that Brennan was called before the independent hearing in London after being accused of entering a seating area during Toulouse’s 28-13 Heineken Cup victory over Ulster in January and punching a supporter.

The 33-year-old had already taken the verdict quite peacefully by announcing his immediate retirement earlier in the week, but the sanctions imposed were a clear indication of the severity of the incident.

Brennan was issued with a lifetime suspension from the sport as well as a lifetime ban on participation in any capacity in tournaments organised by ERC. In addition, he was also fined €25,000, told to pay €5,000 compensation to Patrick Bamford - the fan he struck - and the costs of convening the hearing.

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