Matera to miss Italy clash

ARGENTINA flanker Pablo Matera will miss next month’s Test against Italy after being suspended for two weeks for receiving a red card against South Africa.
Matera, right, saw red for charging into a ruck in the 56th minute of Argentina’s 48-7 Rugby Championship defeat to South Africa in Mbombela on September 28.

The ban rules out the former captain from the November 9 clash against Italy in Udine. He will be available for the Tests against Ireland in Dublin on November 15 and France in Paris on November 23.
Argentina are yet to name their squad for the autumn.

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