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Argentina’s Albornoz faces sanction after angry outburst against referee
LONDON, July 23 : Argentina flyhalf Tomas Albornoz has been cited by World Rugby's disciplinary committee following his angry outburst towards referee Angus Gardner after his side lost to England in the Nations Championship last weekend.Albornoz faces possible sanction for confronting the referee after the final whistle at the end of a tempestuous encounter which England narrowly won 31-24 at Santiago del Estero.Argentina made a furious bid at a comeback in the final minutes but Gardner disallowed a late try for the Pumas that could have earned them an unlikely draw, infuriating some Argentine players, who immediately confronted the referee.Albornoz, who has been one of Argentina’s star players in recent years, had to be physically restrained by a coaching staff member and then a teammate
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