Eight-game ban for Ebbw Vale's Gregory over stamp

Ebbw Vale lock Curtis Gregory must serve an eight-week ban for his brutal stamp on Llandovery's Joe Powell.Gregory, 28, was given a straight red card by referee Craig Evans for a stamp on the leg of Drovers captain Powell during a Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) fixture last month.A video of the incident was widely circulated on social media and sparked outrage among rugby fans around the world and was referred to the Welsh Rugby Union's disciplinary process.The second-row initially received a 15-week ban from an independent panel, but that has been reduced to eight weeks following a successful appeal.As well as SRC games for Ebbw Vale, Gregory will also miss two games for invitational side Crawshays XV, having been selected to face Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and is available to play from 20 December.