An appeal against the decision to overturn the red card given to England captain Owen Farrell against Wales is to be heard next week.
Owen Farrell's high tackle on Wales' Taine Basham was initially punished with a yellow card before being upgraded to a red
An appeal against the decision to overturn the red card given to England captain Owen Farrell against Wales will be heard next week.A disciplinary panel reviewing the incident on Tuesday found mitigating factors and overturned the dismissal.The new hearing in front of a three-person independent judicial committee will take place on Tuesday, 22 August and Farrell is set to attend via video conference.
If World Rugby's appeal is successful, he would miss a chunk of England's World Cup pool stage games. Their campaign starts against Argentina on 9 September.
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