Frank Lomani has received a six-match ban after attacking a Melbourne Rebels player in an “incredibly vulnerable position” in last weekend’s Super Rugby match. The Super Rugby Pacific Foul Play Review Committee lowered the sanction from a 10-week suspension entry point to just six weeks after an early guilty plea was input.

The entry point for the offence was 10 weeks, assessed as top-end range for intentional and deliberate physical abuse of striking with an elbow to the back of the victim player’s head and causing injury,” their statement read.

“The victim player was in an incredibly vulnerable position with limited ability, if any, to defend himself.

The player was given a discount for entering an early guilty plea and other relevant mitigating factors.

“In providing the player the sanction, the committee emphasised that this sort of incident is not tolerated in any form of the game.”