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Published 15:29 24 Sept 2022 BST
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Bundee Aki of Connacht is shown a red card by referee Gianluca Gnecchi during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Connacht, at Stellenbosch in South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Sportsfile)[/caption]
In an untoward scene, the centre got too close to the referee as he argued, "Where do you want me to go? Where do you want me to clear?"The Italian match official asked Butler to direct his player off the field. The try was also chalked off and 14-man Connacht were still 19-8 down, before Stormers grabbed two more tries in quick succession. https://twitter.com/RTErugby/status/1573688034205306881 https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/1573682893272109061 https://twitter.com/Elmakapelma/status/1573674616182247425 https://twitter.com/craigray11/status/1573673503097765889 This is the third red card for Aki, over the course of his career, along with five yellow cards he received while playing for Connacht. The two other reds came when he was representing Ireland, against Samioa at the 2019 World Cup and England in the 2021 Six Nations. This is not the first time the 32-year-old has confronted a referee on the pitch. During a Champions Cup defeat to Leicester Tigers, earlier this year, he fired a verbal volley at referee Mathieu Raynal. He would later apologise for the incident. https://twitter.com/bundeeaki12/status/1482413719451799552 Stormers, the defending champions, went on to defeat Connacht while Ulster won a high-scoring match against Scarlets. On Friday night, Leinster put Benetton Treviso to the sword at The RDS, with Dan Sheehan bagging four tries.
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