A bad night for Steven Luatua has become a bad weekend as he'll have to wait until Sunday night to learn of his longer term fate after receiving a red card in Hamilton.
It might become a really bad weekend if he's dealt with harshly when his case is heard by the Sanzaar disciplinary panel. They will determine whether he should be suspended from more games after the big blindside, who was in the midst of a promising game, thrust out an arm and clobbered Chiefs wing Tim Nanai-Williams around the throat - when he didn't have the ball - and was shown a red card.
World Rugby is on a mission to stop head-high tackling and has laboured the point to coaches and players that the policy for officials is now zero tolerance.
There is no appetite for leniency and as Luatua is the first in Super Rugby this year to transgress, there could be some judicial desire to set their stall out as they mean to go on.
Sanzaar has been urged to support World Rugby by ensuring there are no mixed messages or soft punishments for those who tackle high.