England flanker Tom Curry will find out the severity of his suspension when he appears before a judicial committee in Paris on Tuesday evening.
The 25-year old was initially yellow carded within three minutes of England's Rugby World Cup getting under way following his challenge on Argentina's Juan Cruz Mallia, which saw a clash of heads between the pair.The yellow was upgraded to a red card following a review on the new 'bunker' system.
The Sale Sharks player, who hadn't played since the Premiership final, may face a similar ban to fellow back row Billy Vunipola - two games if he completes World Rugby's coaching programme on tackling.This would rule Curry out of England's groups stage games against Japan and Chile.What do World Rugby's laws say?Head-on-head contact in the tackle comes under Law 9 of the Laws of Rugby Union, which covers foul play. Law 9.
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