Charlie Ewels has been banned for three weeks after his red card against Ireland, but his suspension could be cut to two weeks if he completes a tackling technique course.
A disciplinary panel determined that the incident in which Ewels made head-on-head contact with James Ryan – after only 82 seconds of England’s 32-15 defeat at Twickenham on Saturday – was “reckless as a result of the player’s poor tackle technique” and though the entry point for the tackle was six weeks, it was reduced by 50% for mitigating factors such as admitting guilt and showing remorse.
