Henry Arundell was sent off in a nightmare first half for England against Scotland at Murrayfield.
The 23-year-old collided with Kyle Steyn and handed a second yellow card after a review, banishing him to the touchline for 20 minutes before England will be allowed a replacement.
Their flashpoint occured in the dying minutes of the first half and England limped over the line to half-time losing 24-10.
Arundell had misjudged his jump for a high ball and took out Steyn, though the England wing came out of it looking more hurt himself.
He had scored a try earlier in the half, but Scotland had taken a stunning lead thanks to Huw Jones, Jamie Ritchie, and Ben White crossing the line, while Finn Russell had dispatched three conversions and a penalty.
‘What was Arundell thinking then? That was remarkable,’ said Matt Dawson on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Henry Arundell was sent off in the first half for England after a collision with Scotland’s Kyle Steyn
The red card capped off a nightmare for half for England, who were already 24-10 down
‘At the very least, he needs to get off the field because his head is in the clouds.’
It was a torrid first half for Steve Borthwick‘s men, who had thrashed Wales 48-7 in their first match to go top of the Six Nations table.
In the Wales thrashing, Arundell became the youngest player ever to score a Six Nations hat-trick for England.
Only Brian O’Driscoll, George North, and Blair Kinghorn had scored a hat-trick at a younger age for any country in the Six Nations.
More to follow.