Getty Images HENRY Pollock’s upward trajectory has been so stellar that there was always going to be a queue of gnarled old pros looking to take the Northampton openside tyro down a peg...or five.

Henry Pollock has broken his silence on the violence that kicked off after the Champions Cup final in Cardiff.

Despite riling several Bordeaux-Begles players in last weekend's Investec Champions Cup final in Cardiff, Northampton Saints' ...

Henry Pollock has broken his silence after being involved in a scuffle with Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot after the ...

Henry Pollock has revealed what went on in the post-match Investec Champions Cup scuffle which led to Bordeaux-Begles prop ...

Bordeaux Begles prop Jefferson Poirot has been banned for two weeks after grabbing the throat of Northampton Saints ...

These are your evening rugby headlines on Thursday, May 29.

Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot gets a two-week suspension for his altercation with Northampton's Henry Pollock after ...

Bordeaux-Begles prop Jefferson Poirot was suspended for a fortnight on Thursday, following his altercation with Northampton ...

Poirot will now miss Bordeaux's remaining Top 14 regular season clashes with Toulon and Vannes, before returning for the club ...