Italy prop Marco Riccioni is handed a two-week suspension after being found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct linked to a red card during his team’s 57-10 loss to Australia in a Nations Championship rugby test. The match is played last Saturday at Perth, Western Australia, where Riccioni is sent off in the 66th minute. A tournament Foul Play Review committee announces the ban on Wednesday, following its review process. The suspension applies for two weeks, removing Riccioni from Italy’s next match or matches during that period.
The reports also note the wider disciplinary context for Italy: it is the third suspension involving an Italy player in the space of two weeks. The decision is described as coming through the tournament’s official foul-play process, with Riccioni’s conduct classified as unsportsmanlike. Sources consistently frame the ban as a disciplinary outcome of the red card incident and connect it to Italy’s defeat by Australia.
