Exeter Chiefs prop Josh Iosefa-Scott has been banned for 3 matches after placing Hartpury’s Robbie Smith in the face at some level of their Premiership Rugby Cup match on Saturday.

The incident came about after the 28-year-dilapidated had on the origin been penalised for a imperfect on Hartpury stout-help Alex Morgan in the Chiefs’ 54-3 salvage.

The RFU described it as a “strike (maybe punch)”, with Iosefa-Scott shown an instantaneous yellow card sooner than grappling with an opposition player and receiving a 2d yellow and a crimson.

“Because the ball is being contested at a ruck, Exeter 17 Josh Iosefa-Scott enters and clears out Hartpury 15 Alex Morgan from the help of the breakdown nonetheless is penalised by the referee for his entry,” the RFU document says.

“Hartpury 12 Robbie Smith strolling help to the penalty taps Exeter 17 on his late.

“There could be a reaction from Exeter 17 and he strikes Hartpury 12 to the face with some pressure and then follows this by grabbing the player by his shirt.

“A assortment of different gamers then become eager nonetheless no evident acts of imperfect play happen.”

Iosefa-Scott will omit Exeter’s Premiership matches in opposition to Gloucester and Bathtub, to boot to their European Champions Cup opener at Sharks on Saturday, 7 December.

He has made 5 appearances for Chiefs this season.