Saracens player escapes formal sanction over nightclub punch that sparked Stokes crisis

Totoa Auvaa will not be disciplined for incident on 8 June

ECB understood to be bemused at lack of action

The Saracens academy player who triggered the Ben Stokes captaincy crisis by throwing a punch at his England teammate Gus Atkinson has escaped without being disciplined.

It is understood that Totoa Auvaa, a 21-year-old Samoan back-row, will not face formal disciplinary action from Saracens or the Rugby Football Union despite throwing a punch at Atkinson.