Owen Farrell has been suspended for four matches by a committee for his dangerous tackle against Wales. As a result, he will not be able to play in the beginning of the Rugby World Cup.
Farrell will not be able to play in the important matches against Argentina and Japan in Pool D. He is also suspended for this month’s warm-up games against Ireland and Fiji.
World Rugby took action against the decision made by a group that handles discipline in rugby, who had changed Farrell’s red card to a less severe yellow card.
People were very upset when they found out that the punishment for the Saracens fly-half’s rough move, which hurt the Wales flanker and made him fail a head injury assessment, was only being temporarily removed from the game.
The committee who reviews cases found that the first hearing did not take into account the fact that Farrell didn’t wrap his arms when trying to tackle. This was an important factor when the review system decided to change the penalty from a warning to a more serious one.
Because the hit on Basham was always against the rules, it was decided to review the case. After watching a video hearing that started in the morning and ended in the evening, it was determined that a sending-off was the appropriate decision.
World Rugby’s rules say that if a play is always illegal and against the rules, it cannot be excused. This means that even if Basham’s body position changed before the contact with Farrell, it shouldn’t have been a reason to let him go without punishment.
Billy Vunipola won’t be able to play at the beginning of England’s World Cup because he’s been suspended.
Farrell was given a six-game punishment for his bad behavior, but it was reduced to four games because he admitted his mistake, showed remorse, and has a good reputation.
This means that the 31-year-old will be able to play in the second part of Pool D, which includes matches against Chile and Samoa, as well as any elimination matches.
Billy Vunipola has also been banned from playing at the beginning of the World Cup because he got a three-week suspension for his red card against Ireland.
Vunipola was put in the sin-bin for making a dangerous tackle on Andrew Porter during a match on Saturday in Dublin. However, after reviewing the incident using the bunker review system, the punishment was changed to a red card.
A hearing recently decided to decrease the initial ban of six games to three for a rugby player from Saracens. This decision was made due to certain factors that made the player’s actions less severe. Additionally, the player has the opportunity to reduce his ban even further by attending a tackle school.
That means he won’t be able to play in the game on Saturday against Fiji or the important first game of the World Cup against Argentina.
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Owen Farrell to suffer four-game suspension and will miss opening of the Rugby World Cup
