France flyhalf Romain Ntamack will miss this weekend's Six Nations match with England after his red card against Wales was upheld by an independent disciplinary committee on Wednesday.

France fly half Romain Ntamack will miss the Six Nations clash with England after his red card against Wales, but will be able to return ahead of a potential title decider with Ireland later in the tournament.

France have received a blow ahead of their Six Nations clash against England with confirmation that suspended fly-half Romain Ntamack will miss the game.

France's Romain Ntamack will miss the Six Nations game against England due to a red card incident against Wales. Despite an initial six-week/match sanction, it was reduced to three matches based on his acceptance of foul play.

Fly-half Romain Ntamack will miss France's Six Nations game against England on Saturday after his red card against Wales.

France fly-half Romain Ntamack was on Wednesday ruled out of this weekend's Six Nations showdown with bitter rivals England after being hit with a three-week ban, officials said. He could have been hit with a six-week ban but the Six Nations disciplinary committee ruled that his "exemplary disciplinary record" allowed for the sanction to be halved.