Ciaran Parker: Cardiff prop given five-week ban after red card against Benetton
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Cardiff prop Ciaran Parker's former clubs include London Irish, Leinster, Jersey, Munster and Sale
Cardiff prop Ciaran Parker has been banned for five weeks after being sent off in their opening United Rugby Championship (URC) loss to Benetton.
The 28-year-old was shown a red card after his shoulder connected with the chin of Simone Ferrari in the closing stages of the 23-22 loss on 21 October.
A disciplinary panel found that the incident warranted a six-week ban.
Parker's guilty plea and apology to his opponent saw that suspension reduced to five weeks.
Because of a previous red card in January 2023, also for head contact, there was no further mitigation applied.
Parker began his ban in Saturday's 16-9 win away to Dragons, and he will miss further games against Scarlets this weekend, followed by Bulls, Zebre and finally Stormers on 24 November.