2023-08-17 16:40:07
Finally, the controversy continues. After the decision by the Disciplinary Committee mandated by the Six Nations Committee to cancel the red card issued to Owen Farrell for a dangerous tackle, a wave of indignation among rugby players and stakeholders had spread , especially on the Internet.
Farrell’s high tackle on the Welshman Taine Basham, during the England-Wales match last Saturday (19-17), first earned him a yellow card. This sanction, via the “bunker”, a mechanism allowing a yellow to be transformed into red via an external referee with the videos, had been aggravated. The captain of the XV de la Rose then risked a suspension which could have made him miss the start of the World Cup in France, which will take place from September 8 to October 28. But the commission, made up of an independent panel, cleared him. A decision which had surprised, while the question of the safety of the players against the violent shocks is more and more discussed and put forward by the actors of the rugby.
The appeal hearing will be done via an independent body
Finally, the international federation will appeal this decision. “World Rugby has today confirmed to the Rugby Football Union and Six Nations Rugby that it will exercise its right of appeal regarding the disciplinary decision relating to Owen Farrell after careful consideration of the Committee’s full report. independent judiciary received on August 16,” World Rugby said in a statement.
“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.” , added the federation. The date of the hearing is not yet known.
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