• Wing will miss five weeks after being sanctioned on Tuesday
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The Newcastle wing will miss the start of the Aviva Premiership season after receiving the sanction on Tuesday for striking Japan’s Harumichi Tatekawa with his knee in the second minute of final Saturday’s World Cup Pool B game in Milton Keynes, which Japan won 26-5.
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Source: theguardian.com