Bath flanker Francois Louw is set to spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines after he was cited for making contact with the eye of Benetton Treviso lock Marco Fuser during the recently concluded European Challenge Cup encounter between the two teams.
Benetton Treviso did manage to overcome a couple of sin-bins in the final 10 minutes as they completed a 17-20 win over Edinburgh at Myerside to open their account in this season of Pro 14.
A clinical performance from Munster saw them brush aside Benetton Treviso challenge with a 34-3 triumph at Irish Independent Park as they kick started their Pro 14 season with a convincing victory.
Following on from our look at U20 players in the Premiership capable of breaking out this season, we now turn our attentions to the recently expanded Guinness PRO14.
Seb Negri has been a standout performer for Hartpury College in his final year at the club and he speaks to TRU about life in Gloucester, his upbringing in Zimbabwe and his move to Treviso in Italy.
Fly-half Angus O'Brien contributed with 14 points as Newport Gwent Dragons completed a 26-8 win over Benetton Treviso in their Pro 12 encounter at Rodney Parade on Tuesday.
Benetton Treviso managed to overcome double yellow card scare in the second half to edge out Bayonne by 21-17 in the European Challenge Cup encounter at Stadio Comunale di Monigo on Saturday.
Gloucester ran four tries against Treviso to complete commanding 37-8 win at the Kingsholm Stadium during the 2016-17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage clash on Saturday.
A dominant second half performance witnessed La Rochelle outplaying Benetton Treviso by 10 - 41 in their European Challenge Cup game at Stadio Comunale di Monigo on Saturday.
Duncan Hodge's men ran seven tries against Benetton Treviso to secure their first bonus-point 45-10 win of the 2016-17 Pro12 season at the BT Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.
A strong upswing in the second-half by coach Kieran Crowley's men helped Benetton Treviso to secure their first win of the 2016-17 Pro12 season with a 27-11 win over the Newport Gwent Dragons at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo on Friday.
Steve Tandy's Ospreys crushed Treviso by 64-10 at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea during the 2016-17 Pro12 clash on Saturday to achieve historic hat-trick of bonus point wins in an unbeaten season.