Rugby: Kicking opponent earns Healey three-week ban

England utility back Austin Healey has been suspended for three weeks for kicking an opponent. The suspension, following a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in London yesterday, is backdated to last Saturday, when Healey's club, Leicester, banned him for 14 days and fined him £1000 ($3385) after he admitted tripping Sale winger Anthony Elliott last month. That means Healey will be free to play again on January 24, the week before England's opening Six Nations match against Scotland on February 2.