Guillaume Piazzoli suspended for 20 weeks
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Perhaps the longest suspension of the year in French professional rugby. Provence Rugby's third-line flanker Guillaume Piazzoli has been handed a 19-week suspension following his red card received against Dax during Matchday 21 of ProD2. The flanker had violently struck the back of the head of Dax fly-half Romuald Séguy with his knee while he was on the ground. The disciplinary committee found the player guilty of "Brutality" ("Striking with the knee") and assessed it at a high degree of severity, resulting in a 20-week suspension. The sanction was increased by 2 weeks due to his disciplinary record (10-week suspension in autumn 2025 for a red card against Biarritz for a kick to the face of a Biarritz player on the ground), then reduced by 3 weeks due to mitigating circumstances (expression of remorse, acknowledgment of guilt, and conduct before and during the hearing). Guillaume Piazzoli's season is thus over unless he appeals the decision.
Les images violentes de l’énorme faute qui a valu 19 semaines de suspension à Guillaume Piazzoli.pic.twitter.com/i1vWNxLc4x https://t.co/43Gl1TOS9x
— Gauthier Baudin (@GauthierBaudin) March 4, 2026
