2023-08-22 22:35:51
End of the mess. England captain Owen Farrell, suspended for four matches on Tuesday, will miss the first two meetings of the XV de la Rose at the Rugby World Cup in September in France (September 8-October 28). His famous red card received against Wales was confirmed on appeal Tuesday evening by the organizing committee of the summer test matches, after being canceled for a time.
Author of a dangerous tackle in the face of the third line Taine Basham on August 12, the British star had first collected a yellow before being excluded by the new device of the bunker. A referee has the possibility of reviewing the images from an isolated place during the meeting and of transforming a yellow card into red if the fault is deemed sufficiently serious.
However, a disciplinary committee, made up of Australian officials and under the aegis of the Six Nations organization, then challenged this decision to everyone’s surprise. And this without providing a detailed report.
An outcry in the world of rugby
This decision had logically provoked an outcry from many rugby players, including several players such as the Tongan center of Toulouse Pita Ahki or the former Samoan international Daniel Leo. Farrell has been accused of receiving preferential treatment, and the competent authorities of scuttling the rules supposed to preserve the safety of players.
The international federation World Rugby ended up appealing this cancellation. “The well-being and health of players is the sport’s number one priority, and the Head Contact Process is at the heart of this mission for the elite level of rugby.” , justified the proceeding.
The sentence handed down on Tuesday by an independent appeal committee is irrevocable. Owen Farrell, suspended four matches, has already served one last weekend during the defeat in Ireland (29-10). He will miss another next weekend against Fiji at Twickenham for the last match of preparation for the XV de la Rose. Finally, he will miss the first two meetings of the 2023 World Cup against Argentina, the shock of group D on September 9 in Marseille, and against Japan, on September 17 in Nice. A blow for an English selection already in bad shape.
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