England World Cup Squad

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Farrell banned for 4 matches.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Johnny Hill still in camp, based on Ben Youngs' insta story

Which lock's a doubt now?

Maybe no one Fiji Match has been said some non squad players might be involved

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Farrell banned for 4 matches.

Effectively three as the Ireland match is included.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Thought it'd be 5 tbh, but whatever

This should've been what happened last week so could avert the whole pantomime

 

[Bada-Bing!]

So he misses first two games of the RWC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66581854

 

[Becca]

I thought he might get longer but it's done now. It should have been dealt with last week and we could have avoided all the nonsense.

Let's see how long Billy gets now.

 

[Crash Hamster]

I give up.

 

[Reiser99]

And yet the decision still needs explaining. If entry level is 6 weeks and what mitigation for a player who got a red earlier in the year did they apply? However do they justify the Ireland game?

If they think this decision will silence all those crying foul it will actually do very little.

 

[ncurd]

Well it good to hear what the appeal committee have said that the original committee ****** up on the exact grounds everyone thought.

I'd like to see their reasoning for reducing it by a week though.

 

[TopTen2003]

Personally think he may have gotten off a bit lightly.

It hasn't been good for rugby has it. And it still screams two tier, which is awful to see.

 

[AlRums]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66581854

Six Nations statement: England's Owen Farrell banned after appeal

England skipper Owen Farrell will miss two of his country’s games at next month’s Rugby World Cup in France.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Considering he contested it it should have been 5. Although giving players pleas when a decision is based on video footage is stupid also.

I think it's relatively consistent of a bad system that needs a revamp.

 

[BrokenWing]

Reducing a ban because the player acknowledges the foul play or shows remorse is ridiculous.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Personally think he may have gotten off a bit lightly.

It hasn't been good for rugby has it. And it still screams two tier, which is awful to see.

Unlike the rest of English rugby, which screams tier two.

 

[Booboobang]

The whole concept of having WR and then having punishments handed out by an independant review is silly. You have a set of rules of what is banned for how long, how about no appeals, the TMO rights a report of the event and WR hands out the ban for the period warranted for the offense.

Players might actually learn when they cant get a lawyer to speak them out of something consistently. Rules would eb applied universally regardless of union or status.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Reducing a ban because the player acknowledges the foul play or shows remorse is ridiculous.

is that what theyre saying?.....but originally he plead not guilty....changing to guilty now is just obvious gaming the system, as it clear he wasn't going to get off a second time

 

[TRF_Olyy]

He always admitted foul play, he contested it wasn't a red card (mitigation because of George's intervention)

It's BS, but it's consistent

 

[TopTen2003]

If Farrell got 4, I don't suppose Billy is going to get much more than 2?

 

[Kiwiwomble]

He always admitted foul play, he contested it wasn't a red card (mitigation because of George's intervention)

It's BS, but it's consistent

oh, ok, must have misread

complete BS, you cant mitigate back to zero surely!

 

[Derpus]

A marginally more acceptable outcome reached via an incomprehensible process forced through public outcry rather than any strong policy position. Quite pathetic from start to finish. Reaching Rugby Australia levels of incompetency.