Italian props Andrea Lovotti and Nicola Quaglio have been given three-match bans for their spear tackle on South African No 8 Duane Vermeulen. World Rugby announced on Sunday night both would receive three-match bans for the incident following a disciplinary hearing in Tokyo. GETTY IMAGES Duane Vermeulen is driven into the ground by Andrea Lovotti and Nicola Quaglio. At the hearing Lovotti accepted his action warranted a red card, while Quaglio accepted he had committed an act of foul play, but denied it met the red card threshold. Lock David Sisi said they were treating Lovotti's red card as a genuine mistake.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2019 07:12 UTC