Wednesday 4 February 2015 14:21, UK
Glasgow Warriors and Scotland forward Ryan Wilson has been suspended without pay for three months.
Glasgow Sheriff Court last week found Wilson guilty of assaulting a fellow rugby player on a night out.
Wilson, who has won nine Scotland caps, will not be allowed to train either, and he is barred from playing for his country until 23 August this year, just before the third warm-up match ahead of the World Cup.
In a statement, a Scottish Rugby disciplinary committee said: “Ryan Wilson is suspended with immediate effect, without pay, from training with, and playing for, Glasgow Warriors for a period of three months.
“Ryan Wilson will also undertake a programme organised through Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby to support his personal development around the factors which contributed to the original conviction.”
“In accordance with Scottish Rugby's standard disciplinary procedures Ryan Wilson has the right to appeal against the panel's findings.
"The panel had been separately delegated by the Scottish Rugby Board to consider the implications of the case for Wilson's future with the Scotland national team.
"It was decided Ryan Wilson will not be invited to play for the Scotland national team until August 23rd 2015."
Aldershot-born Wilson's punishment will cost him a sum in the region of £25,000.
Charges against Warriors team-mates Ryan Grant and Rory Hughes were not proven.
