Farrell escapes with warning
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Owen Farrell was let off with a warning for his dangerous tackle during Saracens' English Premiership Final win over Bath at Twickenham.
The Saracens flyhalf came out on top in his personal No 10 duel with England rival George Ford as his club won 28-16 to lift the trophy in the final at Twickenham on Saturday.
Farrell's 18-point haul, including a fine opening try, inspired Saracens to victory over Bath and to their second English Premiership title triumph.
However, it was overshadowed by his high tackle on Bath's Anthony Watson which ended his England teammate's involvement after just two minutes, the fullback going off with concussion.
Farrell faced a potential suspension ranging from two to 10 weeks but the Rugby Football Union said on Sunday he had received the much lesser punishment of a warning by the Citing Commissioneer for a dangerous tackle.
The threshold for such a warning is greater than a yellow card but "narrowly fails" the red card test required for a full citing, the RFU said.
The penalty is the equivalent to a post-match foul play yellow card, three of which would result in the player being subject to a disciplinary proceeding.
However, Farrell has not received enough foul play yellow cards or Citing Commissioner warnings to initiate disciplinary proceedings.
Bath's Rob Webber also received a Citing Commissioner Warning for tackling the jumper in the air, contrary to Law 10.4(i), during the same fixture.
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