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France flyhalf Romain Ntamack will miss this weekend's Six Nations match with England after his red card against Wales was upheld by an independent disciplinary committee on Wednesday. Ntamack picked up a yellow card for a shoulder-to-head tackle on Ben Thomas late in France's 43-0 drubbing of Wales in their opening Six Nations fixture on Friday,

Fly-half Romain Ntamack will miss France's Six Nations game against England on Saturday after his red card against Wales.

France fly half Romain Ntamack will miss the Six Nations clash with England after his red card against Wales, but will be able to return ahead of a potential title decider with Ireland later in the tournament.

Romain Ntamack has been banned following his sending off against Wales in the opening match of the Six Nations Championship last weekend. The fly-half was sin-binned following his high shot on Welsh playmaker Ben Thomas,

FRANCE’S STAR OUT-HALF Romain Ntamack will miss Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations trip to England after he was handed a three-match ban. Ntamack was shown a red card in Les Bleus’ opening win over Wales for a dangerous high tackle on Ben Thomas.

France fly-half Romain Ntamack was on Wednesday ruled out of this weekend's Six Nations showdown with bitter rivals England after being hit with a three-week ban, officials said. He could have been hit with a six-week ban but the Six Nations disciplinary committee ruled that his "exemplary disciplinary record" allowed for the sanction to be halved.