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.

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.

While he will not be available for Wasps’ EDF Energy Cup match against the Newport Gwent Dragons this weekend, the citing officer ruled Ibanez had not deserved a yellow card.

Judicial officer Jannie Lubbe ruled: “The referee’s reasons for his decision to award a yellow card for the incident...were wrong.”