Australia second row Sitaleki Timani has been cited for allegedly striking an opponent during Saturday's Test against Italy in Florence.
Waratahs enforcer Timani was reported by match commissioner Freek Burger following the incident in the 13th minute of the match.
The time and date of Timani's disciplinary hearing has yet to be confirmed.
Australia saw Timani's fellow lock Rob Simmons receive an eight-week suspension earlier this month after he was cited for a dangerous tackle in the Wallabies' appointment with France.
Simmons however is set to appeal his ban, with Australia finishing their European tour against Wales next Saturday in Cardiff.
Comments
melkdave says...
He did punch a italian ,it was as clear as day,so a ban should be forthcoming,i expect it will be leanient as all the bans are atm ,and only 2 weeks .
Posted 10:58 27th November 2012
carpelone says...
Agree Wallaroo.
Nothing serious, he will learn, move on and become a better player.
The main objective of citing is also educational, let's not get then carried away too much and, yes, focus on hard but clean rugby.
Posted 09:53 27th November 2012
Fatflanker says...
OK but where's the citation for the blatant head-high/strangle from Lo Cicero on Sharpe that started the scuffle? A bit of consistency would be welcome.
Posted 05:48 27th November 2012
Wallaroo says...
Wasn't a smart thing to do by Timani, give him a couple of weeks off to think about it and consider his actions. Timani is a good player and will learn. Let's keep rugby physical but clean, it can be done.
Posted 02:05 27th November 2012
StunTheMullet says...
Where's Stephen Jones and Gosling when we need them? Where's the screeds of pages of outrage and calls for life time bans?
Posted 19:34 26th November 2012
carpelone says...
Well deserved.
Should get two weeks.
Posted 13:58 26th November 2012
jonesy2 says...
this has gone too far. he did nothing wrong and the fact that he has been cited means that the game of rugby union is screwed. they have killed it. if it werent for the all blacks and wallabies when they are up and going and super rugby, rugby would be simply unwatchable
Posted 13:09 26th November 2012