A Pro14 rugby player received a 13-week ban from the league for blowing his nose onto an opponent's face.
Nico Lee, a center for the Toyota Cheetahs, "accepted that he had cleared the contents of his nose onto the face of an opposing player thereby committing an act of foul play" during a Feb. 16 game against Connacht Rugby, Pro14 announced.
In making its decision, the disciplinary committee found "it is difficult to imagine how an act of foul play of this sort could be worse, save for repeated acts or where actual injury is caused."
Cheetahs player Nico Lee banned for 13 weeks after he "accepted that he had cleared the contents of his nose onto the face of an opposing player." pic.twitter.com/bpXRqT0L6l
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 20, 2019
Lee apologized for his "act of stupidity" in a video shared by the Cheetahs' Twitter account.
Nico Lee apologize@PRO14Officialhttps://t.co/E4BXi69qZU pic.twitter.com/7bOkiRpsRJ
— Toyota Cheetahs (@CheetahsRugby) February 20, 2019
