Pelous' case will be heard in London on Wednesday and the double Heineken Cup winner could face a lengthy suspension that would rule him out of further international and Heineken Cup action in 2005.

The 60 times Heineken Cup capped Pelous has scored seven tries for Toulouse in tournament and would be sorely missed by the champions for their Round 3 clash with Edinburgh Gunners in Murrayfield on Saturday 10 December.

Fellow French international hooker Dimitri Szarzewski from Stade Francais Paris will appear in front of an independent disciplinary panel on Tuesday after being cited following the Pool 3 Round 2 Heineken Cup game between Stade Francais Paris and Leicester Tigers.

David Barrier from ASM Clermont Auvergne will also face a hearing on Tuesday following a citing for an alleged stamp during the Pool 3 Round 2 game against the Ospreys.

Heineken Cup action will return following the November internationals with 12 more games Rounds 3 in the weekend of 9/10/111 December.