Farrell's date for World Rugby appeal revealed
DISCIPLINARY UPDATE: England captain Owen Farrell has been told when he must appear before an appeal hearing in his labyrinthian and disputatious saga.
Farrell faces a disciplinary panel on Tuesday (August 22) next week, after World Rugby, the sport’s global governing body, appealed against the decision to downgrade his red card for a high shoulder-led challenge on Taine Basham to yellow.
“The player will attend a hearing via video conference before a judicial committee consisting of Nigel Hampton (New Zealand, Chairman), Shao-ing Wang (Singapore) and Donal Courtney (Ireland),” a statement from Six Nations said.
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The original hearing’s overturning of the in-game decision made by the bunker review system during England’s 19-17 win over Wales at Twickenham last weekend sparked uproar throughout the global game – as Farrell escaped a ban that would have threatened his involvement in next month’s start of the World Cup in France.
Such a suspension is again a possibility.
World Rugby confirmed on Thursday it would appeal against the decision to overturn his red card for a head-high tackle on Taine Basham in England’s 19-17 warm-up win over Wales at Twickenham last weekend.
World Rugby’s own guidelines state there is no mitigation for “always illegal acts of foul play”.
