According to Six Nations Rugby, the red card variation that will be introduced during the autumn tests ensures that players deemed to commit deliberate and dangerous offences receive the full sanctioning, and subsequent disciplinary process, with the team being reduced to 14 men for the remainder of the game.

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) says it "does not support" the permanent implementation of a 20-minute red card by World Rugby.

A 20-minute red card for “technical offences” is set to be introduced for the 2024 Autumn Nations Series in a landmark moment .

French rugby chiefs have condemned the proposed trial of the 20-minute red card in elite levels of the game around the world, saying it could encourage more aggressive play and expose players to greater risk of injury.

The November Test matches will include the introduction of a trial of 20-minute red cards for the first time in the northern hemisphere.

Referees will have the option to show a '20-minute red card' during the autumn internationals - for the first time in northern hemisphere men's Test rugby.