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Italian centre Mirco Bergamasco
Italian centre Mirco Bergamasco has received a two-week ban for tripping Scotland's Dan Parks during the World Cup Pool C game in Saint Etienne last Saturday.
Bergamasco was cited for the foul play during Italy's 16-18 loss to Scotland, a result that eliminated his team and sent the Scots through to the quarter-finals against Argentina.
World Cup judicial officer Christopher Quinlan upheld the citing complaint - with the Stade Francais player, Bergamasco, suspended from October 8.
Bergamasco has 48 hours to appeal the decision.
Quinlan ruled that it was a deliberate trip intended to bring Parks down and the Scottish fly-half was slightly injured.
Because Italy has been knocked out of the World Cup, the suspension won't start until Bergamasco rejoins French club on October 8 and it will run until October 21.
World Cup suspensions:
* Otar Eloshvili, Georgia, seven weeks, spear tackle
* Paul Emerick, United States, five weeks, spear tackle
* Juan Severino Somoza, Portugal, four weeks, head-butting
* Brian Lima, Samoa, three weeks, high tackle
* Sione Lauaki, New Zealand, two weeks, dangerous tackle
* Mirco Bergamasco, Italy, two weeks, tripping
* Schalk Burger, South Africa, two games, high tackle (reduced from four weeks on appeal)
* Phil Vickery, England, two games, tripping
* Alfie Vaeluaga, Samoa, one game, high tackle
* Jacques Nieuwenhuis, Namibia, one game, high tackle
* Hale T Pole, Tonga, one game, striking
