France flanker faces disciplinary panel following eye gouge during Six Nations loss

The incident happened before Darcy Graham completed his brace in the second half of the clash at Murrayfield.

During a maul, television footage showed Jegou's fingers around the eye area of Scottish replacement Ewan Ashman.

It was either not seen or deemed worthy by the television match official to alert referee Angus Gardner to the incident but the French back-rower has now been cited following the Six Nations encounter.

He has been accused of contravening Law 9.12: A player must not physically or verbally abuse anyone (Physical abuse includes, but is not limited to, biting, punching, contact with the eye or eye area, striking with any part of the arm, shoulder, head or knee(s), stamping, trampling, tripping or kicking).

Jegou will appear before a disciplinary panel on Tuesday morning, where his fate will be determined.

Former Test referee Nigel Owens was surprised that it was not picked up by the TMO at the time and felt there was "clear and obvious" evidence to at least review it.

"It definitely should have been looked at. It doesn't look good to be honest. Looking at that footage, that player is going to be in a bit of trouble," Owens said on the BBC.

"There are processes in place now to deal with that but it should have been looked at in the game. It was quite clear what the actions were.

"It was a great game of rugby and it didn't matter in the context of the game but on another day, where the score's tight, things like this are the ones you really want the TMO to come in - the clear and obvious.

"I don't understand. Obviously, the TMO will be looking, he will have all this footage - probably more than we're seeing here - and when you look at that, you've got to bring it to the referee's attention.

"If you've got clear footage like that, that's what you want the TMO to come in for. Based on that clear and obvious, you want to pick those things up. It's disappointing that it wasn't picked up.

"Would they have seen enough evidence to deal with it with a red card? Who knows, but it certainly should have been looked at, and it doesn't look good to be honest."

Eben Etzebeth was given a 12-week suspension after an "intentional" contact with the eye of Wales' Alex Mann in November.

However, there was clear footage of the Springbok's thumb going into the eye of his opponent, whereas pictures have been less clear of where exactly Jegou's fingers were placed, although the citing commissioner may have had more camera angles available to him.

Even if the Frenchman is deemed to have contravened the law, if they can only find that his fingers are around the eye area, rather than in the eye itself, that carries a less severe sanction.

The panel will also have to determine whether it is international or reckless as that will play a role in how long he is banned for if found guilty.

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