Kyle Sinckler: Bristol Bears and England prop to face disciplinary hearing
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Kyle Sinckler started Bristol's 20-7 Premiership win at champions Exeter which took them top of the table
Bristol Bears and England prop Kyle Sinckler could miss the start of the Six Nations after being cited for allegedly swearing at a referee.
Sinckler, 27, was heard using foul language towards Karl Dickson in Saturday's Premiership win at Exeter.
He was spoken to by Dickson on the pitch and will appear before a disciplinary panel on Tuesday.
If found guilty of "failing to respect the authority of the match official", he faces a minimum ban of two weeks.
Following Premiership Rugby's decision on Monday not to reschedule any matches over the next two weekends while the European competitions are suspended, Bristol's next match is not until 29 January against Bath.
Sinckler is likely to be already with the England camp by then preparing for the start of the Six Nations - assuming it goes ahead on schedule - on 6 February.
Any ban could therefore rule him out of England's first two matches against Scotland and Italy.
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