Doncaster sack Niall Mason

Doncaster have cancelled the contract of Niall Mason following his conviction for sexual assault.The 22-year-old defender pleaded guilty to the charge in January following an incident last year and was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and placed on the sex offenders register.A statement released by the League One club on Monday said: Rovers have cancelled the contract of Niall Mason after he withdrew an appeal against his dismissal by the club.Rovers opened internal disciplinary proceedings immediately following his guilty plea for a sexual offence at Sheffield Crown Court.Masons sacking ends a spell at Doncaster which began in August 2016, initially on loan from Aston Villa. The move became permanent at the end of the 2016/17 season. He made 120 appearances for the club.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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