Daniel Botha has copped a suspension for a dangerous clean-out and will miss the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific derby against the Western Force.
The prop thundered into a ruck in the second half of the Waratahs' Super Round loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday.
He missed the mark and was initially slapped with a four-game ban for the act of foul play.
But mitigation - including an early guilty plea, his good record and remorse - halved the ban, while he can still apply to complete World Rugby's coach intervention program and strike a third game off the suspension.
It means he'll still miss Friday's clash with the dangerous Force, who beat the Crusaders before enjoying a last-round bye.
The Sydney clash should see the return of Wallabies star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii for the hosts, against the Force's fellow NRL code-hopper Zac Lomax.
Dan McKellar's side's loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch left them teetering at 4-5 in eighth, four points behind the sixth-placed Reds, who have a game in hand.
The Force (3-6) are 10th but, after a string of tight losses before their Crusaders comeback a fortnight ago, have a points differential superior to the Reds.
