The three-quarter center of the XV of France, Jonathan Danty, was excluded on Sunday in Lille against Italy (13-13), before the end of the first half, for a high tackle which had caused a head against head with his counterpart Juan Ignacio Brex.
The Stade Rochelais player received a yellow card, which turned into a red a few minutes later, after using the bunker.
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Jonathan Danty was heard this Tuesday by videoconference by an independent judicial commission chaired by Jennifer Donovan (Ireland), assisted by former internationals Stefan Terblanche (South Africa) and Leon Lloyd (England).
He received a five-week suspension, which can be reduced to four weeks if he completes an awareness workshop set up by World Rugby on dangerous tackles.
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He will therefore miss the Blues' trip to Wales (or the one against Stade Français in the Top 14), the reception of England in Lyon and the two championship matches against Bayonne and La Rochelle.
The reduction of his suspension could allow him to participate in the Champions League round of 16 against the Stormers in Cape Town on April 6.
Jonathan Danty is the second French player to have received a red card during this 2024 Tournament, after Paul Willemse excluded against Scotland.
Since the competition expanded to six nations with the integration of Italy in 2000, France has held the sad record for the number of red cards received in the Six Nations: 6, including five since the arrival of Fabien Galthié in 2020 (Haouas and Willemse, twice each, and therefore Danty).
For comparison, Wales have received no red cards over the same period.