Agustin Creevy, a former hooker for Argentina, joined Benetton but will not play this week against Leinster.
The 39-year-old Puma, who most recently played for the Sale Sharks, has signed with the Italian team. However, the club confirmed to RTÉ Sport that the 39-year-old won’t be joining them until later in the month.
Creevy withdrew from international rugby after the recent Rugby Championship where Argentina ended in second place after beating Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
He has the most caps for Argentina and has been a member of the London Irish, Jaguares, Worcester, and Montpellier teams.
Leinster has started the season with two wins from two, while Benetton drew with the Scarlets then fell to Glasgow 42–10.
The teams square off on Saturday at 5.15 p.m. live on Stadio Monigo in Treviso.
In other news, Michael Cheika, the head coach of Leicester, was found guilty of insulting an independent match-day doctor and received a two-week punishment.
The Tigers’ Premiership encounter against Newcastle on Saturday will see Australian Cheika, a former head coach of the Pumas, suspended for one week, with the suspension being lifted at the end of the season.
After leading the team to victory over Exeter 17–14 in his first competitive game as manager on September 21, the 57-year-old was accused of showing disrespect to the match-day doctor.
Cheika, the summertime hire of Leicester, was the subject of an independent disciplinary panel on Tuesday night. He was previously the coach of Leinster.
The panel upheld an alleged violation of Rugby Football Union rule 5.12, which prohibits conduct that is detrimental to the game and/or Union.
“The panel found that Michael Cheika disrespected the independent match-day doctor by challenging the decision he had made that a player was subject to an IPR (immediate permanent removal),” stated head of the independent disciplinary panel Richard Whittam KC.
“The conclusions made by the independent match-day doctor regarding the head injuries were unclear, making this an uncommon instance, but they nevertheless need to be recognised.
“The appropriate punishment in this specific instance was two weeks. By postponing for one week till the end of the season, the panel lessened this impact.”
