saracens flanker jacques burger has been cited for alleged foul play during last sunday's european champions cup quarter final game against racing metro in paris european professional club rugby said that burger is alleged to have struck racing scrum half maxime machenaud midway through the match at stade yves du manoir, which saracens won 12 11 the complaint was made by match citing commissioner eugene ryan jacques burger (right) arrives on the scene as maxime machenaud (left) prepare to play a diving pass  burger then catches machenaud after the ball has gone but the player was low to the floor  namibia international burger, 31, will face a disciplinary hearing on thursday welshman simon thomas has been appointed as independent judicial officer world rugby's low end punishment for such an offence is a two week ban, with anything from eight weeks to 52 weeks at the top end saracens return to aviva premiership action against play off rivals leicester on saturday, before tackling champions cup semi final opponents clermont auvergne in saint etienne on april 18 burger gets to grips with racing metro full back brice dulin during saracens' dramatic victory  marcelo bosch celebrates after his last gasp kick sent saracens through to the champions cup semi finals 
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saracens beat racing metro 12 11 to advance to champions cup semis . racing were unhappy about a challenge on maxime machenaud . saracens flanker jacques burger has been cited for the tackle 