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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Imogen Ainsworth

What next for Owen Farrell? Red card hearing explained after World Rugby appeal

PA Wire

Owen Farrell currently awaits a further decision on his Rugby World Cup fate as a second hearing looms next week following the World Rugby appeal against his rescinded red card.

Farrell faced the initial disciplinary hearing for a breach of Law 9.13: “A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Dangerous tackling includes but is not limited to tackling or attempting to tackle an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the shoulders.”

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