Levani Botia sent off for a horror tackle on Maxime Medard
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Levani Botia has the unfortunate record of being the first-ever player to be sent off in a Champions Cup Final.
The La Rochelle and Fijian International centre was shown a straight red card for this tackle on Maxime Medard.
Levani Botia is the first player to be sent off in a #HeinekenChampionsCup Final 🟥 #LARvTOU pic.twitter.com/LePwNSNHpk
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) May 22, 2021
🏉 L'énorme plaquage haut de Levani Botia sur Maxime Médard ! Le Rochelais est logiquement expulsé de cette finale... #ChampionsCup #SRST
▶ Suivez la rencontre en direct : https://t.co/g7q4Ik4t6z pic.twitter.com/2aqBOz9eJu
— France tv sport (@francetvsport) May 22, 2021
Botia was originally yellow carded for not retreating backwards and making the tackle but once Luke Pearce was made aware of how bad the tackle was, he had no choice but to change his decision.
