Donnacha Ryan has been suspended for three weeks after being found guilty of stamping against Samoa last weekend.
Lock found guilty of foul play
Lock Donnacha Ryan has been suspended for three weeks after being found guilty of stamping during Ireland's victory over Samoa last weekend.
Ryan, 26, was issued with the suspension - which runs until December 5 - by a Six Nations disciplinary committee on Tuesday.
The Munster man will therefore miss Ireland's home Tests against the All Blacks this Saturday, and Argentina a week later.
Ryan came on for the last 13 minutes against Samoa as his seventh cap ended with a 20-10 win at Lansdowne Road.
A statement following the hearing, chaired by Roger Morris (Wales), confirmed: "Having considered all of the evidence, the disciplinary committee, which also comprised Achille Reali (Italy) and Simon Thomas (Wales), found that the player was guilty of foul play and imposed a suspension of three weeks from November 15, 2010 until midnight on Sunday, December 5 2010.
"The committee, having listened to submissions from Mr Ryan, his legal representative and Paul McNaughton, the Ireland team manager and viewed the video evidence, found that the incident merited a mid-range entry point in the IRB list of sanctions which they then reduced on account of the player's exemplary disciplinary record and good conduct at the hearing."
