BREAKING: France prop banned after being cited

He admitted to the independent judicial committee that he had committed an act of foul play worthy of a red card.

Atonio was initially handed a six-game ban, reduced to three, with the having acknowledged there were no aggravating factors and mitigating factors including the his immediate admission of guilt, his exemplary disciplinary record and genuine remorse.

In one of the biggest talking points of Ireland's 32-19 win over France, Atonio only received a yellow card for his shoulder charge on the Ireland hooker, from referee Wayne Barnes.

Herring was unable to continue, and was substituted off after taking Atonio's shoulder to the head in the 26th minute. A statement from the Guinness Six Nations press release read:

"France prop Uini Atonio will attend an independent discliplinery hearing after he was cited for an act of foul play, contrary to Law 9.13 (A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes, but is not limited to, tackling above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders.)"

As the ever-circulating conversation around rugby head injuries continues, this is not what rugby fans wanted to be talking about after the game. Yet Atonio's sin bin offence was soon the hot topic of discussion on social media, with many fans, former players and pundits debating as to whether of not the head contact was worthy of a red card.

The daughter of football legend Alan told England centre Joe Marchant that she loves him on Instagram.

A singer, Hollie’s most successful tune, Leave Right Now, has clocked up 775,000 listens on Spotify.

That’s helped her accumulate 77,000 monthly listeners on the digital music service.

The 25-year old singer has shared numerous shots with the popular speedster, with the pair celebrating their one-year anniversary last month.

She describes herself on Instagram as “just a girl who wishes she lives in Nashville”.

Beth wrote a message to Marcus, who is also celebrating his birthday today.

She wrote: "Happy Birthday to the love of my life.

"I am the luckiest girl in the world having you by my side. I’m super proud of you and everything you are achieving - you’ll never fail to amaze me.

"I love you more than you’ll ever ever know. (ps happy valentines you sexy man)"

The 22-year-old model has appeared in campaigns for online fashion giants PrettyLittleThing

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She's also embracing a career as a singer and has an Instagram account dedicated to her music.

She is signed to M Model Management, based in Manchester, and loves sharing her work online.

On Instagram, where she has amassed over 34,000 followers, Beth gives fans a glimpse of her glitzy shoots.

The couple – who married in 2018 – confirmed the birth of their first daughter in August.

Before getting married, Zoe and Jack dated for an extended period. Nowell is one of the fortunate ones who married their childhood sweethearts. 

Jack first met her when she relocated from Essex to Cornwall when he was 14 years old. 

The pair have two children, one boy, and one girl. Nori Nowell, the couple’s first child, was born on June 1, 2018.

Jack and Nowell were delighted to welcome a baby daughter and spent a lot of time with her.

After then, Jack and Zoe were blessed with a baby boy, Zimi Nowell, in June 2020. Nori was likewise overjoyed to have a cute baby sibling.

Welsh beauty Harries has been on the arm of fullback Williams since 2015 with the pair finally getting married last July.

Standing at 5ft 10in tall, she is unsurprisingly a model and is signed to prestigious agency Models 1.

She's Liam's biggest supporter, often sharing her best wishes on social media after games.

You can bet the 29-year-old will be spotted at the Principality Stadium at some point during the Six Nations.