Fortnight for Cooper

Wallabies in-form flyhalf Quade Cooper has been suspended for two weeks after being cited for a dangerous tackle during Australia's Tri Nations Test win against South Africa.

In a massive blow for the Wallabies, Cooper will miss Australia's back-to-back Bledisloe Cup Tests against the All Blacks in Melbourne on Saturday night and in Christchurch the following week.

He was cited over an incident in the 54th minute of the match won 30-13 by the Wallabies.

He appeared before SANZAR's Bruce Squire QC of New Zealand in Brisbane on Sunday.

Squire found Cooper guilty of a breach of Law 10.4 (j).

He compared the offence to that of Springbok wing Jean de Villiers in last week's Tri Nations match against the All Blacks, for which the South African was suspended for two weeks.

"This is consistent application in terms of like penalties for like offences," Squire said.

Entry point for a low grade lifting tackle offence is three weeks.

The suspension ends on August 8.

Springboks centre Jaque Fourie will miss his side's next Tri Nations encounter with New Zealand, after he was suspended for a month for a dangerous tackle against the Wallabies on Saturday night.

Fourie was cited in the second minute of the Wallabies encounter, and the ban will cease on August 22.

The South African was suspended in 2009 for a similar offence.