Owen Farrell will miss England's first two pool games at the World Cup as World Rugby successfully appeals against the decision to overturn his red card.
Owen Farrell was initially shown a yellow card before the new 'bunker' review system upgraded the decision to red
Owen Farrell will miss England's first two World Cup pool games after World Rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card. The England captain's four-game ban means he will miss the group matches against Argentina and Japan, with two warm-up fixtures also included. Farrell's red card had been overturned by an independent judicial committee, which was then overruled on Tuesday.Farrell became the first England player to receive a red card from rugby's new 'bunker' review system when he made a high tackle on Taine Basham duringThe appeal committee found that, in their original hearing, the disciplinary committee should have considered Farrell's attempt to wrap his opponent in the tackle.
Therefore the appeal committee determined that no mitigation could be made for the tackle, and the decision to overturn the red card was an error - which led them to ban Farrell.
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