The Rugby Football Union has banned Bristol lock Gareth Llewellyn for three weeks after he admitted whacking Bath prop David Barnes during Bath's 19-9 defeat of Bristol on 2 March - an incident rather ill-advisedly posted on YouTube by a delighted Bristol fan:

The vid was apparently spotted by Bath supporters and subsequently came to the attention of RFU citing officer Budge Pountney.

Llewellyn expressed his regret over the incident, and wished Barnes "a full and speedy recovery" from his unspecified injuries. ®

Related stories

• Online ticket company ordered to release data on ticket sellers (6 April 2011)

  https://www.theregister.com/2011/04/06/online_ticket_company_ordered_to_release_data_on_ticket_sellers/

• PETA slams 'sickening' Hamas cat-torture vid (15 August 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/08/15/hamas_vid_rumpus/

• Chav-hunting toffs cop some flack (13 August 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/08/13/class_wars/

• Mexican drug gangs slug it out on YouTube (13 February 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/02/13/youtube_gang_war/

• Burger King rampage teen posts footage on YouTube (17 January 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/01/17/you_tube/

• YouTube clip leads to arrest in Canadian murder hunt (22 December 2006)

  https://www.theregister.com/2006/12/22/youtube_canadian_murder_probe/