Overview
- Alan Paver received a six‑match suspension after a disciplinary hearing cut an initial 12‑week ban by 50% for his guilty plea and prior clean record.
- The joint head coach struck Worcester replacement Jake Garside during a late scuffle in a 29–7 defeat at Mennaye Field and was shown a red card before apologising.
- He was charged with conduct prejudicial to the game, with the panel describing the case as a coach assaulting a player on the field of play.
- Under the terms of the ban he cannot be with the team from an hour before kick‑off on match days, he will miss the rest of the regular season, and the next meaningful fixture that follows whether that is a first‑round play‑off game or the first pre‑season match.
- Paver can still coach during the week and attend games as a spectator, leaving match‑day duties to co‑head coach Gavin Cattle and staff as Pirates chase a Championship play‑off place.