TOM O' TOOLE, the Ulster prop that was sent off in the Toulouse game two weeks ago has had his red card upheld by an independent disciplinary hearing.
The incident happened when O' Toole was given his marching orders for a high tackle on Toulouse's Anthony Jelonch in the 65th minute of Ulster's Champions Cup second leg defeat after coming on as a substitute.
Six weeks was the initial punishment, but due to 50% mitigation was given for O' Toole's clean record and guilty plea.
The suspension for the Ireland international will end on the 9th of June, but he could play from 2 June should he apply for and complete a World Rugby coaching intervention.
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Tom O'Toole saw red for Ulster in undoubtedly the turning point of the game. pic.twitter.com/9xs7yN04XU
Ulster were beating the current European champions until the moment of madness and lost the game in a one-point aggregate defeat.
Meanwhile O'Toole's team-mate Michael Lowry has received a citing commissioner warning for an aerial tackle on opposite number Thomas Ramos in the same game, for which he was not shown a card.
Ulster's attention is now solely on the United Rugby Championship, where they have fallen to fifth having lost their last three league matches.
The province faces Edinburgh away on Saturday before they conclude the regular season at home to the Sharks on 20 May.
