Europe 1 with AFP 9:49 p.m., February 13, 2023
The pillar of the XV of France Uini Atonio, author of a dangerous tackle against Ireland in the Six Nations Tournament on Saturday in Dublin, having earned him a temporary exclusion, has been cited and will appear on Wednesday before an independent commission, announced on Monday organizers.
The pillar of La Rochelle and the XV of France Uini Atonio could be suspended after his yellow card received in Dublin against Ireland in the second match of the 2023 VI Nations Tournament. Guilty of a dangerous tackle on Irish hooker Rob Herring, the Frenchman has been cited and will be heard tomorrow by the Commission.
The English referee of the meeting, Wayne Barnes, had only sanctioned Atonio with a yellow card for his illegal tackle in the first half on Irish hooker Rob Herring, forced to leave his teammates in concussion after this gesture.
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A suspended game?
But the right pillar of La Rochelle could be suspended for the next match of the Blues in the Tournament, Sunday February 26 against Scotland at the Stade de France.
He will appear on Wednesday, by videoconference, before an independent disciplinary commission made up of a New Zealander, an Englishman and a South African.