Owen Farrell

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Owen Farrell free for start of Six Nations but RFU leaves door open ... (The Guardian)

Owen Farrell availability for England's Six Nations opener remains uncertain after he was handed a three-match ban.

It could be avoided, however, if Borthwick omits Farrell from his squad, he misses the week’s training before 28 January and joins up with England at the start of the Scotland week. Although he was an international player the Six Nations squad had not yet been announced and the panel ruled his ban should apply to Bristol fixtures. In essence, the panel decided it was not their job to speculate on whether Farrell would be selected by England. If necessary, the player’s free to play date will be amended to ensure the sanction remains meaningful.” The panel’s written judgment read: “Should there be a change of circumstances, then it will be the responsibility of the parties to consider the position and to ensure that the sanction imposed by this panel remains meaningful. That was reduced to four matches on mitigation – he was not awarded the full amount due to a previous five-week suspension in September 2020 – and will be by a further match provided he attends World Rugby’s coaching intervention programme, unofficially known as “tackle school”.

Rugby's disciplinary farce exposed as Owen Farrell cleared for Six ... (SportsJOE.ie)

The England captain will be able to play Scotland in early February. The unholy mess surrounding rugby's citing and disciplinary process has, once again, been ...

He said his opponent continued to contest the ball following the tackle and then continued to play in the rest of the game. It was a reckless act brought about by a misjudgment of the appropriate tackle height required in the circumstances - Reason to reduce ban from 6 weeks/games: Given the Player’s previous offending he is not eligible to receive the 50% reduction for mitigation which would otherwise be available to him. He denied the suggestion made by the RFU that he had caused the chin to be pinned backwards by his contact. - Owen Farrell disciplinary record: The Player has only one relevant matter on his record from September 2020. He said he was expecting his opponent to run over him so he dropped his height to where he felt the tackle would be properly executed. He said he believes all his force went through the chest area. He said in hindsight he would have liked to have been a couple of inches lower. It would have been four - another club game (even though he is set to be in the England squad) - but Farrell has agreed to attend a course on improving his tackle technique. When he realised he contacted his opponent to apologise. As you will note (below), Owen Farrell felt he only made "fleeting" contact with the chin of Jack Clement. In regard to the tackle he acknowledged it was his responsibility to tackle safely.

Owen Farrell free to play in England's Six Nations opener with four ... (Sky Sports)

Owen Farrell will be available for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland on February 4 with his four-match ban for a high tackle set to be reduced ...

He has got his head around it, and he is focused on the Six Nations. So that is a real positive for England and all of us, because I want England to do well. Farrell avoided a sin-binning for the incident during the Test as England held on to win by a point, 12-11. Farrell has been given a four-week ban, which will be reduced to three if he attends World Rugby's Coaching Intervention Programme - also known as tackle school. The panel decided it was reckless, rather than intentional. Owen Farrell will be available for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland on February 4 with his four-match ban for a high tackle set to be reduced to three weeks.

Owen Farrell hit with four-week ban for dangerous tackle (Pundit Arena)

Owen Farrell has been handed a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle, which will be reduced to three weeks if he completes a tackling course.

This will be reduced to a three week ban if the player completes the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme. While Farrell will miss Saracens’ next three games, he should be available for England’s opening match of the Six Nations against Scotland, granted he completes the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme. Owen Farrell has been handed a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle, which will be reduced to three weeks if he completes a tackling course.

Owen Farrell will be available for start of England's Six Nations ... (Irish Examiner)

Owen Farrell will be available for the start of England's Six Nations against Scotland on February 4 after receiving a four-match ban for a dangerous ...

This will be reduced to a three week ban if the player completes the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme. Although the four-match suspension would prevent him from running out at Twickenham in Steve Borthwick’s first match in charge, it will be reduced to three games if he completes World Rugby’s coaching intervention programme. Owen Farrell will be available for the start of England’s Six Nations against Scotland on February 4 after receiving a four-match ban for a dangerous tackle.

Owen Farrell Banned Following Citing For Dangerous Tackle (RugbyLAD)

The case of Owen Farrell was heard last night by an independent disciplinary panel chaired by Philip Evans KC with Becky Essex and Mitch Read.

Farrell was cited following the game against Gloucester Rugby on Friday 6 January for dangerous tackling, contrary to World Rugby Law 9.13. -

Owen Farrell set to be available for start of Six Nations despite door ... (The Irish Times)

Owen Farrell's hopes of appearing in England's Six Nations opener against Scotland have been boosted after he was banned for just three weeks for a ...

It could be avoided, however, if the new head coach omits Farrell next week, he misses training before January 28th and joins up with the squad at the start of the Scotland week. Players selected in Borthwick’s Six Nations squad would not be available for their clubs on that last weekend of January, however, raising serious questions as to whether the Bristol fixture constitutes a “meaningful” match missed. In essence, the panel decided it was not their job to speculate on whether Farrell would be selected.

Owen Farrell will be available for start of England's Six Nations ... (Independent.ie)

Farrell faced a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday night after his shoulder made contact with the head of Jack Clement in the 75th minute of Saracens' Gallagher ...

“If necessary, the player’s free-to-play date will be amended to ensure the sanction remains meaningful. This was reduced by two weeks due to the apology made to Clement, a strong reference from Saracens boss Mark McCall and his conduct. However, England could circumvent this by saying it was their intention to release Farrell back to Saracens to play against Bristol.

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