Sam Grove-White

Pau head coach Sébastien Piqueronies received a ten-week ban after grabbing Grove-White following his side’s 21-16 Challenge Cup defeat to Cheetahs. Footage of Piqueronies appearing to grab the arm of Grove-White appeared online following Saturday’s opening Challenge Cup clash. Pau believed they should have been awarded a turnover penalty in the final play, with back-row Reece Hewat involved at the breakdown. The video depicts Piqueronies holding onto the referee with both arms before Grove-White pulls himself away after the Cheetahs had kicked the ball out of play to seal victory in their inaugural game in the European competition.