Leicester head coach Michael Cheika has been hit with a two-week suspension after being found guilty of disrespecting an independent match-day doctor.

Michael Cheika has been banned for Leicester Tigers’ match against Newcastle Falcons on Saturday after being found guilty of questioning the authority of an independent match-day doctor in his first competitive game as head coach earlier this month.

Leicester Tigers head coach Michael Cheika has been banned for two weeks - one suspended - after being found guilty of disrespecting a doctor in a row over a player's head injury in his team's Premiership match against Exeter last month.

Leicester Tigers have outlined in a statement why they have opted not to appeal the suspension given this week to head coach Michael Cheika.

New Leicester Tigers boss Michael Cheika has been hit with a ban after being charged with disrespecting a matchday doctor following his first fixture in charge of the club. Cheika was appointed at Welford Road on a one-year deal this summer, replacing fellow Australian Dan McKellar at the helm in a significant coup.

The Australian will face an independent disciplinary panel having been summoned for an alleged breach of RFU rule 5.12 -- conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game and/or union.

Leicester head coach Michael Cheika has been given a two-week suspension after being found guilty of disrespecting an independent match-day doctor.

A disagreement with an independent match-day doctor left Michael Cheika, the Leicester Tigers head coach, feeling humiliated, while the doctor believed Cheika had been “overly aggressive, with intense eye contact”,