Italy lock forward Niccolo Cannone was on Tuesday banned for four matches after receiving a red card against New Zealand last weekend, meaning he will miss the Nations Championship clash with Australia.
Meanwhile, Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli will have his case heard at the Foul Play Review Committee after his red card during their defeat to England.
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Cannone head-butted All Blacks scrum-half Cam Roigard in the second half of the Test in Wellington on Saturday. He was given a yellow card which was upgraded to red on review and led to the Italians playing with 14 men for 20 minutes of the match which they lost 47-17.
The Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) found Cannone guilty of physical abuse, a Nations Championship statement said Tuesday.
"The dangerous play, for which Cannone received a red card... merited a low-end entry point (ban) of six weeks/matches," the statement said.
"In light of Cannone's acceptance that he committed an act of foul play worthy of ordering off, as well as mitigating factors such as his disciplinary record, conduct, and remorse, the FPRC applied a two-week reduction to the sanction.
"Cannone has been suspended from all forms of the game for four weeks."
For Kuruvoli, he will face the Committee in the coming hours for striking in the heavy defeat in Liverpool.
"Following an initial review by the Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC), the matter concerning Fiji scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli was referred to a full hearing before a Disciplinary Committee, scheduled for Tuesday, 14 July 2026," the statement continued.
"Kuruvoli is facing a possible sanction for physical abuse (Law 9.12) after being issued a red card during last Saturday's Nations Championship match between Fiji and England at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool."
Fiji will face Scotland in Edinburgh, having started their campaign with defeats to Wales and England.
