BAD BOY

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Sad news: Mauro was cited following his ‘swinging arm’ in a ruck during Saturday’s match, after which, “Stephen Jones required four stitches and suffered problems with his vision”. As Mauro himself puts it: “gioco duro ma non falloso” and thankfully, no real harm was done to Stephen Jones and he’s fit to play this coming Saturday. However, the IRB disciplinary committee did not see “l'involontarietà del gesto” and “the fiery Bergamasco” has been suspended for FOUR WEEKS! Which means he won’t be playing this week-end against Ireland. He will also miss the H-Cup quarter-final against Leicester on April 1st. :(