Georgian and Clermont flanker Viktor Kolelishvili has been handed a 14-week ban for pushing referee Wayne Barnes during a European Rugby Champions Cup clash on Saturday.
Kolelishvili received just a telling off and a penalty from Barnes independent disciplinary hearing came down harder on him.
After hearing evidence and Kolelishvili pleading guilty to the offence, the judicial officer David Martin found that he had "committed an act of foul play that warranted a red card".
He won't be free to play again until April 25.
The French visitors were defending a 7-3 lead at the time of the incident, thanks to an early try from Wesley Fofana, when Kolelishvili grew frustrated with Barnes' positioning.