Ibanez banned for one game

France captain Rafael Ibanez has been suspended for one match after admitting a charge of stamping on Argentina lock Rimas Alvarez Kairelis.

Sun, 21 Oct, 2007 - 14:25

France captain Rafael Ibanez has been suspended for one match after admitting a charge of stamping on Argentina lock Rimas Alvarez Kairelis.

Ibanez was sin-binned by referee Paul Honiss for the offence at the end of the first half in France’s third-place play-off defeat to Argentina on Friday.

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