France prop Slimani and Italy's Rizzo given two-week bans

PARIS (Reuters) - France prop Rabah Slimani and Italian counterpart Michele Rizzo will miss their countries' next Six Nations matches after being banned for two weeks for head-butting each other during France's victory over Italy on Sunday.

France prop Slimani and Italy's Rizzo given two-week bans

(Reuters)

Slimani is suspended from France's game in Wales on February 21 following confirmation of the punishment by the Six Nations disciplinary committee on Wednesday.

Rizzo, who was also shown a red card after the incident at the Stade de France, is out of Italy's home match against Scotland on February 22.

The flashpoint between Slimani and Rizzo, who had both come off the bench in the second half, occurred in the 72nd minute of France's 30-10 win.

"Both players agreed that the red cards had been correctly awarded by the referee," the Six Nations said, adding that both players were afforded a two-week reduction in their suspensions "in light of mitigating factors".

France are joint-top of the Six Nations table with Ireland, with four points from two games. Italy have lost their opening two matches.

(Reporting by Gregory Blachier; Editing by Stephen Wood)


1 min read

Published

Updated

Source: Reuters


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world