Rugby: Italy coach Quesada gets two-match ban for blasting ref

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• Rugby: Italy coach Quesada gets two-match ban for blasting ref. /ricerca/ansaen/search.shtml?any= Show less ANSA English Sports Rugby: Italy coach Quesada gets two-match ban for blasting ref Azzurri boss also criticised Nations Championship scheduling, federation will appeal ROME , 16 July 2026, 10:35 ANSA English Desk © ANSA/EPA World Rugby said Thursday that Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada has been banned for two matches for calling French referee Luc Ramos as "super poor" after his side's 47-17 defeat to the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday and criticising the scheduling of the new Nations Championship.

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• Italy are at the bottom of the Northern Hemisphere standings in the Nations Championship after their two losses.

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