Argentina props to attend disciplinary hearing

ARGENTINA props Mauricio Reggiardo and Roberto Grau who have been cited for dangerous play during their match against Ireland in Adelaide on Sunday, will attend a hearing today in Sydney.

Both players were cited by independent citing commissioner Douglas Hunter. International Rugby Board (IRB) spokesman Chris Rea said the details of the incident would not be made public until after a disciplinary hearing.

Some reports have suggested the two players are being cited for alleged eye-gouging incidents, but officially no details of this have been released.

Under the rules of the tournament the citing commissioner can cite a player for foul or dangerous play if in his opinion it warranted the player being sent off.

Ireland prop Reggie Corrigan was replaced in the 57th minute of the game, which Ireland won 16-15, after appearing to suffer a facial injury.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan said yesterday that his captain Keith Wood had also suffered a blow to the eye during the match.

“My first reaction after the game was to leave it alone,” O’Sullivan said.

“We hadn’t even looked at the video and we weren’t even sure if we had a case even though we knew there was a problem there (with Corrigan).

“After the game it emerged there was a second incident and that set alarm bells off for me.

“Before we could even act on it we were contacted by the match commissioner. We have supplied him with the information requested from both players and the team doctor and I think it’s in the hands of the Rugby World Cup now.

“Both players are fine. Reggie had a problem with his eye but it was only a minor one. Keith had no problem with his eye,” he said.

The regulations under which both players have been cited deal with “acts contrary to good sportsmanship”.