By PA Sport Staff

The head coach of Great Britain's women's hockey team, Jon Royce, has been suspended from Wednesday's match against Korea following alleged crude and inappropriate comments to a female doping control escort after the 1-0 defeat by Argentina.

Royce said that the team would not be appealing against the one-match suspension which was imposed in the wake of Monday's defeat.

He said: "There is no judicial process here and therefore you are accused of something and held to be guilty without being able to defend yourself.

"I will be sitting in the stand watching the game but I will not be able to talk to the team at half-time."

The 39-year-old former coach of National League side Teddington strongly criticised the format of the women's competition following the defeat against Argentina, describing it as "nonsensical" and adding that "it must have been organised by lunatics".

He also criticised the South African umpire in Great Britain's opening defeat at the Olympic tournament by Australia.