Incident occurred after Pumas were denied a late try
Albornoz’s ban begins against South Africa on Saturday
Tomás Albornoz, the Argentina fly-half, has been banned for four matches for intimidating the referee after the full-time whistle of England’s controversial victory against the Pumas last month.
Albornoz accepted allegations of misconduct at a disciplinary hearing, and that his behaviour was intimidatory. He will miss Argentina’s Test against South Africa on Saturday as well as their forthcoming double header with Australia and a Toulon fixture.
The disciplinary committee noted that Albornoz made contact with the referee Angus Gardner and that the fly-half approached the Australian official on two occasions and had to be restrained by teammates.
