List of rugby union players banned for contact with eyes or the eye area of an an opponent

This is a list of rugby union players found guilty and banned for an eye gouging offence. The New Zealand rugby player, John Daniell claims that it is a common practice in French rugby and speculates players aren't cited as often due to the culture of self-policing.

Incidents where players are found guilty of the lesser offence of "contact with a player's face" or "attacking a player's face" are not included in this list even though the media often reports it as "eye gouging".

Following the two high profile test match incidents of Schalk Burger and Sergio Parisse during the same week in June 2009, the IRB stated that it would review the "sanction structure" for this type of offence "in order to send out the strongest possible message that such acts will not be tolerated".