Lawrence Dallaglio has been suspended for a week by his club Wasps following a clash with Leicester's Julian White last weekend.

Wasps, currently battling to reach the Guinness Premiership play-off positions, launched an investigation after their captain was cited for allegedly striking the Tigers' prop during last Saturday's EDF Energy Cup semi-final defeat at the Millennium Stadium.

Dallaglio, who faces a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in London next Tuesday as a result, will now miss Wasps' Guinness Premiership clash with Leicester this weekend and has just six games left before he retires from all rugby.

Taking into account what they describe as Dallaglio's "exemplary previous disciplinary history," Wasps say they are satisfied there was no intention or malice on Dallaglio's part but concede his actions did infringe the relevant International Rugby Board rule.

Dallaglio, 35, said: "I accept the sanction of a week's suspension from playing for my club. I acknowledge that my actions infringed the rules, although I wish to stress that they were unintentional and without any malice. I have extended my apologies to Julian White and I hope that I can now draw a line under this incident and enjoy playing out the rest of my final season."

A high Premiership finish is now Wasps' solitary route into next season's Heineken Cup following an early European exit this term and their bowing out of EDF contention against Leicester.