Cardiff Blues and Wales centre Owen Lane's domestic season is over after copping a three-week ban for a red card he received last weekend.
During the Blues' narrow victory over the Dragons on Sunday, Lane was sent off for tackling Dragons' Gonzalo Bertranou high, making direct contact to the scrum-half's head.
The fairly clear cut red card carried an entry point of a six-week ban which was cut in half to three weeks due to a 'range' of unspecified mitigating factors.
It means Lane is suspended from playing in the Blues' next three meaningful matches against the Scarlets, Munster and Zebre.
He would be available for all of Wales' summer fixtures provided that none of the region's remaining fixtures are cancelled for any reason.
Similarly, Dragons hooker Rhys Lawrence has also received a three match ban for a red card in the same match.
Lawrence was given his marching orders following a captain's challenge - a new law trial for the Rainbow Cup - from Blues' Josh Turnbull late in the match.
The 32-year-old was seen to have made contact with the head of Turnbull near a ruck.
He also saw a six-week ban cut in half and will miss the Dragons' remaining fixtures against the Ospreys, Glasgow Warriors and Leinster.
It means Lawrence, whose contract expires this summer, is likely to have played his last game for the Dragons.
