France front-row Barnabé Massa will appear before an independent Disciplinary Committee having received a red card in France’s World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 match against Wales on 4 July, 2023.

France front-row Barnabé Massa will appear before an independent judicial committee on Thursday, 6 July having received a red card in France’s Pool A match against Wales at the World Rugby U20 Championship on 4 July for an offence contrary to Law 9.20(a) (charging into a ruck/maul).

The independent Disciplinary Committee that will hear the matter is chaired by Marcello d’Orey (Portugal), joined by former international coach Frank Hadden (Scotland) and former international player David Croft (Australia).

Visit World Rugby’s dedicated disciplinary process education and information page here.

Wednesday, 05 July 2023

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