Prop Cipriano Martínez could well be facing a life ban from rugby.
The Pucará player brutally assaulted San Albano second row Juan Masi in a URBA club match in Burazco on Saturday - the disturbing footage of which can be viewed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4hV7wk3aU
Martínez's club responded with an apology to both the injured player and the sport in general, saying:
Pucará Club renounces the anti-sporting conduct which occurred in the match against San Albano. We wish to extend appropriate apologies to the injured player, to the San Albano Club, and to rugby in general. Pucará Club has taken disciplinary measures.
It's not clear what these disciplinary measures entail, but thankfully, Masi wasn't seriously injured during the incident. The San Albano lock was removed from the field of play, however.
According to the folks at Americas Rugby News, the prop only recently joined Pucará, which is one of Buenos Aires' leading rugby clubs, and has produced players such as Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, Lucas Borges, and Manuel Montero.
@Argentina2023 @thepaulwilliams @americasrugby this is NOT Pucara attitudes. The madman was New player to the club
— Julian Baldunciel (@jbaldunciel) April 3, 2016
H/T: Americas Rugby News
