dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:03 am
However controversial it is, I don't see how it can be a 'corrupt' decision as the 3 panel members were all Aussies. I can't see them displaying any bias towards Farrell. It all seems a bit long-winded to me, not to mention expensive; this is a sport decision FFS, not a Judicial Review in a murder case...
Personally I couldn't give a flying monkey's who the panel was made up of - something was very, very wrong with that decision.... And no, it's not just a "sport decision FFS" - THIS IS RUGBY!!!
dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:03 am
.....with the beautiful Marcus as his no.2.
Now you're just being silly..
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dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:22 pm
Just remembered - I can watch the rugby on Prime any time after, so problem solved! I just need to avoid the result for a while...
Oh there's my chance to be a proper barsteward.......
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Owen Farrell will miss England's first two World Cup pool games after World Rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card.
The England captain's four-game ban means he will miss the group games against Argentina and Japan, with two warm-up matches also included.
Farrell's red card had been overturned by an independent judicial committee, which was then overruled on Tuesday.
The Appeal Committee said the tackle was "always illegal".
Farrell became the first England player to receive a red card from rugby's new 'bunker' review system when he made a high tackle on Taine Basham during England's 19-17 win over Wales on 12 August.
The Appeal Committee found that, in their original hearing, the Disciplinary Committee should have considered Farrell's attempt to wrap his opponent in the tackle.
Therefore the Appeal Committee determined that no mitigation could be made for the tackle, and that the original decision to overturn the red card was an error, which led them to ban Farrell.
The ban will include last weekend's 29-10 defeat by Ireland in Dublin, which the Appeal Committee said Farrell "voluntarily stood down" from playing in after World Rugby announced its intention to appeal beforehand.
The 31-year-old will also miss the final warm-up game against Fiji this weekend at Twickenham as well as the first two pool matches. He will be available to play again on 23 September against Chile.
England's opening World Cup game against Argentina is on 9 September in Marseille.
When launching its appeal against the overturning of the ban, World Rugby said "player welfare is the number one priority".
In January, the RFU approved a reduction in tackle height for the community game in England in order to improve player safety, while tightening laws around high tackles in the professional game aimed to further help the issue.
England number eight Billy Vunipola is also due to face the disciplinary panel for a red card in the defeat by Ireland following a high tackle which resulted in direct head contact on Ireland prop Andrew Porter.
A ban of more than one game for Vunipola would result in England also being without their only specialist number eight for the start of the competition.
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dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 1:51 am
Why do Ireland get to sing two anthems??? In that case, England should be able to sing the National Anthem, Jerusalem and Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
Oh dear, such a can of worms opened - come along DM, the Lillywhites are that arrogant they simply sing the British anthem believing they are THE country/side entitled to do so. Personally I believe they should be singing "Jerusalem", Swing Low is after all a "Slave Song" with racist undertones.
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PeteC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:28 amOwen Farrell red card: England captain to miss first two World Cup pool games as ban reinstated
following a high tackle which resulted in direct head contact on Ireland prop Andrew Porter.
A ban of more than one game for Vunipola would result in England also being without their only specialist number eight for the start of the competition.
There's no question the Red Card should be reinstated, the question being what happened to the 6 week/game starting point? With Farrell's "history", the decision is utterly ridiculous, not biased!!
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