Farrell's ban leaves England's Rugby World Cup plans in disarray
“As this element did not feature in the original decision, the Appeal Committee decided it was in the interests of justice to hear the case afresh on that key point alone, which included hearing from the player [Farrell].
Farrell, who missed part of England training on Tuesday to give his evidence, duly faced a six-match suspension as the entry point for head contact with a middling degree of danger, and had it trimmed to four matches for his “acceptance of foul play, clear demonstration of remorse and his good character”.England vs Fiji – warm-up matchWhy was Farrell’s ban reinstateed?
Steve Borthwick has to plan without Farrell for this weekend’s final friendly at home to Fiji, and the World Cup encounters to follow.
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