Pumas legend Agustin Creevy joins Benetton but won't play against Leinster, Leicester's Cheika banned

Former Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy has joined Benetton but won't feature against Leinster this week.

The Italian club announced the signing of the 110-cap Puma, who last played for Sale Sharks, on Wednesday afternoon but confirmed to RTÉ Sport that the 39-year-old won't join up until later in the month.

Creevy retired from international rugby during the recent Rugby Championship where Argentina finished in second place after beating Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

He is Argentina's most capped player and previously played with London Irish, Jaguares, Worcester and Montpellier.

Leinster have won two from two at the start of the season, while Benetton drew with Scarlets and lost 42-10 to Glasgow.

The sides meet at Stadio Monigo in Treviso on Saturday (5.15pm, live on RTÉ).

Elsewhere, Leicester head coach Michael Cheika (above) has been given a two-week suspension after being found guilty of disrespecting an independent match-day doctor.

Australian Cheika, a former Pumas head coach, will be banned for Tigers' Premiership match against Newcastle on Saturday, with one week of the ban suspended until the end of the season.

The 57-year-old was charged with disrespecting the match-day doctor following his first competitive game in charge of the club, a 17-14 win over Exeter on September 21.

Former Leinster coach Cheika, who joined Leicester this summer, appeared before an independent disciplinary panel on Tuesday evening.

An alleged breach of the Rugby Football Union’s rule 5.12 – conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game and/or Union – was upheld by the panel.

Richard Whittam KC, the independent disciplinary panel chairman, said: "The panel found that Michael Cheika disrespected the independent match-day doctor in