England's Piers Francis is cited for foul play after a tackle that left US full-back Will Hooley with concussion in their Rugby World Cup match on Thursday.
Piers Francis tackled Will Hooley in the early stages of England's match against USA on Thursday
Francis, who will appear before a disciplinary panel in Tokyo, made the tackle early on in the Rugby World Cup match, whichAustralia's Reece Hodge and Rey Lee-Lo of Samoa both received three-match bans after being cited for high tackles. The high tackle framework was announced after a World Rugby study found that tacklers were four times as likely to sustain a head injury if their tackle was high.
"It's for the players' protection. So we've just got to abide by that and then train it," Wisemantel added.
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