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 head coach Michael Cheika is suspended by the RFU for "disrespecting" a match-day doctor in his first game in charge of the Tigers.

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 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 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.

Just one month into his new job, Leicester Tigers coach Michael Cheika has been handed a two-week ban. The former Wallabies coach was found guilty of disrespecting a match-day doctor during his first game of the season against Exeter Chiefs.

D: Michael Cheika has been banned from coaching this weekend after a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing found the former Wallabies boss guilty of disrespecting the independent doctor that worked on the Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs Premiership match last month.