Wasps suspend Andy Powell and Tim Payne after bar altercation with football fans
Wasps have suspended Wales No 8 Andy Powell and England prop Tim Payne with immediate effect pending an internal investigation into an incident that occurred in a west London pub on Tuesday night.
By Gavin Mairs4:00PM BST 19 Apr 2011
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The move comes just a day after Powell's former international team-mate Gavin Henson was suspended for one week by Toulon for allegedly fighting with team-mates following a night out after his side's victory over Toulouse in Marseille.
Wasps said in a statement that it was "not in a position to disclose any further details at this stage and will not comment again until the internal investigation has concluded."
However it is understood that Powell and Payne were involved in an altercation with some football supporters at a pub last night while watching a football match between Queen's Park Rangers and Derby County, during which Powell suffered head injuries.
Powell, who joined Wasps at the start of the season, was dropped from the Wales squad in March 2010 when he drove a golf buggy up the M4 to buy a snack at a service station while over the alcohol limit following a late-night party following over Scotland in Cardiff.
Powell was later given a 15-month driving ban and fined £1,000 after admitting the offence at Cardiff Magistrates court.
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