article_snippet.sent: Wasps will appeal against the three-week ban issued to Nathan Hughes, but Wasps protest will not enable the back row to play in Sunday's Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulon.
article_snippet.sent: The club have said in a statement Wasps will appeal on the grounds that it was an accident the incident that left Northampton wing George North unconscious and resulted in a red card for 8 Nathan Hughes was an accident and no foul play had occurred.
article_snippet.sent: With the hearing scheduled to be held next Friday, it means 8 Nathan Hughes can not be reprieved in time to face the reigning European champions in Toulon this weekend.
article_snippet.sent: Wasps are set to appeal the three-match ban handed to No 8 Nathan Hughes for knocking out George North .
article_snippet.sent: 8 Nathan Hughes knee collided with George North's head as 8 Nathan Hughes crossed the line to score a try for Northampton .
article_snippet.sent: 8 Nathan Hughes was given the suspension - to include three meaningful fixtures - after being found guilty of striking George North in the 52-30 Aviva Premiership defeat at Franklin's Gardens on March 27.
highlights_snippet.sent: 8 Nathan Hughes was given a three-match ban for a late challenge on George North which left the Northampton winger concussed .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The club will appeal the decision on the grounds that The club was an accident .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: As the hearing is scheduled to be held next Friday, the hearing means 8 Nathan Hughes will not be available for Wasps to face Toulon in the European Champions Cup .