Italy pair banned for tip-tackle at Rugby World Cup

When I saw the replay of the tackle I immediately wondered why only one was red carded. Apparently one of the touch judges was asked by the ref which player had to go and was told both of them, but the ref said he could only red card one of them. A three match ban seems too lenient for it IMO.

From another article -

When referee Barnes first saw it on the big screen, he turned to assistant referee Romain Poite and said "that's bad, isn't it?," to which Poite nodded in response.

"It's which one," Barnes then said, indicating only one player could be disciplined for the action.

"[Number] one has got his left leg in the air and then dropped him head first. Blue [Italy] one is the worst offender of those two. He's lifted him, 17 has started it. One has continued the action more and then dropped him on his head. 

"This is a clear and easy decision. This is a red card."

Barnes then sent off Lovotti but not Quaglio. 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/rwc-2019-japan/116353418/south-africa-v-italy-second-italian-prop-cited-for-spear-tackle-at-rugby-world-cup

Yep. They both deserved a red card straight up. Glad they both got bans.