Ellis handed six-week ban

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The Leicester scrum-half admitted the offence when he appeared before an independent disciplinary committee in Dublin on Friday.

Ellis was cited by match commissioner, Iain Goodall, as a result of the incident.

It happened during Leicester's 26-20 Heineken Cup defeat against Perpignan at Stade Aime Giral last Sunday.

Carter was making his debut for the French club after signing a lucrative six-month contract.

Ellis is suspended up to, and including, January 25. He had already been banned by his club for a week, ruling him out of Saturday's Guinness Premiership clash against Newcastle at Welford Road.

But Ellis - who has the right of appeal - is now set to sit out additional Premiership appointments with Harlequins, Bath and Northampton.

He will also miss Tigers' vital Heineken Cup pool matches against Treviso and the Ospreys next month, the results of which will make or break their quarter-final chances.

With Leicester not playing on the final weekend in January, it means he will not be available for top-flight rugby again before the start of this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship.

England launch their Six Nations campaign against Italy at Twickenham on February 7.