His initial yellow card was upgraded to a red on review yesterday.
11:53am
As tickets for next year's British and Lions tour go on sale, new Wallabies coach says effort and intelligence is more important than talent.
9:37am
The Hurricanes are still flying, the Chiefs bounced back, and Moana Pasifika enjoyed another win. It was slim pickings elsewhere, writes Patrick McKendry.
Monday 4:00pm
Crusaders prop Franks was sinbinned in the dying moments of the match when he took out Hurricanes forward Justin Sangster with a head high shoulder.
Monday 2:23pm
The defending champions have started their season with four losses in four weeks - and it might get worse, writes Patrick McKendry.
Sun, Mar 17
Last-minute penalty from near halfway gives France the victory in Lyon thriller.
Narrow win in Sydney helps Blues maintain position near top of the Super Rugby Pacific table behind the unbeaten Hurricanes.
Ireland claimed a 17-13 victory over Scotland in Dublin to seal their Six Nations champions title.
The Azzurri comfortably won 24-21 to complete their greatest Six Nations.
The Chiefs have beaten the Fijian Drua comfortably in Hamilton, coming out 46-29 winners.
Sat, Mar 16
The Highlanders went down to the Brumbies 21-27 in Dunedin.
The Crusaders have been beaten by the table-topping Hurricanes 14-10 to remain without a win this season.
Fri, Mar 15
Billy Harmon has returned to the starting side and captaincy duties after a minor discipline breach which saw him dropped to the bench last week. But the southerner is backing the team's new standards.
With some big scalps already this year, Australia's teams look far more convincing than in the recent past.
Thu, Mar 14
Billy Guyton, a former Super Rugby player and Māori All Black, died aged 33 last year.
North announced he's ending a 14-year Test career this weekend after the Six Nations wooden spoon decider against Italy.
Struggling defending champions face up to more bad news - their skipper has broken a finger and faces a long lay-off.
Wed, Mar 13
De Jager was diagnosed with pericarditis the day before South Africa's 2023 World Cup squad was announced.
Analysis: Is first-five still the key tactician in rugby, or has halfback taken over? Cam Roigard's influence suggests the latter, writes Patrick McKendry.
Hurricanes administrators have denied the Poua's latest haka is criticising the Government.
Sun, Mar 10
The Hurricanes and Blues both came into the match with two wins and the Hurricanes now move to the top of the points table.
The Super Rugby Pacific powerhouses ultimately went down 25-19 in a statement performance from the Australian side.
It comes after the team last week used an altered haka to include the words "karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero", translating to "puppets of this redneck Government".
Sat, Mar 9
Crusaders skipper Scott Barrett said they simply did not execute the game plan.
The Super Rugby Pacific side don't have a home stadium this season due to issues at their North Harbour training base.
Thu, Mar 7