England captain Owen Farrell has had his red card against Wales overturned and is free to play in the Rugby World Cup this September.
Farrell was red-carded for a high tackle which saw his shoulder catch Taine Basham in the head during England's comeback win at Twickenham last Saturday.The 31-year-old appeared before a video disciplinary hearing on Tuesday morning, where he had the card overturned due to the mitigating factor that Jamie George had pushed Basham before he was hit.
'Why is the decision a shock?Farrell has previous in this area, and for that reason, he was set to receive no mitigation for the sanction handed out, in what many thought would be his fourth ban for a high tackle.He also could not shave off a week if he received a ban as he did earlier this year by undertaking World Rugby's tackle school programme.
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