Harlequins relieved as Tiatia citation is dismissed

Harlequins heaved a sigh of relief last night when the case against their Samoan hooker, Ace Tiatia, was dismissed by a Rugby Football Union's disciplinary panel.

Tiatia had been cited after the London Irish centre Nick Greenstock suffered a fractured shoulder when he was removed from the fringes of a ruck. The panel dismissed the case because there was no evidence to support the citing.

Gloucester will be without their No 8 Junior Paramore for Saturday's Premiership clash at home to Leicester after he suffered a broken arm against Newcastle on Sunday. He will be out of action for up to 12 weeks.

Leeds have warned their future is under threat because of the way Premier Rugby Ltd, the umbrella organisation for the top 12 clubs, finances individual members of the Premiership.

"We have been offered a mixture of grant and interest-bearing loans for each of the next two seasons upon condition that we surrender our rights to challenge the unequal distribution of income," the Tykes chief executive, Gary Hetherington, explained.

Leeds, who are only in their second Premiership season, are challenging the distribution of money, which is based on length of time in the Premiership.