Tomas Lavanini will miss Argentina’s last Pool C match against the United States on Wednesday as expected after receiving a four-match suspension following the disciplinary hearing for his red card against England last Saturday.
Big lock Lavanini admitted his shoulder-led charge into the neck of flyhalf Owen Farrell at Tokyo Stadium was a red card offence.
After Tomás Lavanini’s red card against England in the #RWC2019 @brianmoore666 & @BobSkinstad say rugby fans either need to accept the new tackling laws or pick a new sport to watch!https://t.co/lCLrTpf7S7 pic.twitter.com/DP6QndIcVQ
— Telegraph Rugby (@TelegraphRugby) October 7, 2019
The second red card of his test career didn’t warrant a 50 per cent discount from a six-game sanction and he was handed the biggest ban of the tournament where rugby’s administrators have ordered a crackdown on dangerous play.