Freddie Steward

England fullback Freddie Steward is free to play for Leicester Tigers in the upcoming Premiership matches after his red card in the Six Nations.

“The player denied that he had committed an act of foul play worthy of a red card as described in Law 9.11. Steward was red-carded as a result of Peyper concluding that he had acted contrary to Law 9.13, which states: “A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. “On that basis, the Committee did not uphold the red card, and the player is free to play again immediately. Having reviewed all the evidence, the Committee decided that: (i) head contact with an opposing player had occurred; (ii) there had been an act of foul play in breach of Law 9.11 in that the Player had been reckless in his actions and in his upright positioning as he approached and came into highly dangerous contact with the other player; and (iii) there were sufficient mitigating factors including the late change in the dynamics and positioning of the opposing player which should have resulted in the issue of a yellow card rather than a red card. The Six Nations released a statement confirming that Steward is free to play immediately after an independent Disciplinary Committee chose not to uphold his red card. Freddie Steward is free to play for Leicester Tigers in the upcoming Premiership and Champions Cup matches after his red card against Ireland in the Six Nations.

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“The committee acknowledged that match officials are required to make decisions under pressure and in the heat of a live match environment,” read the committee’s verdict. He ruled that Steward “has to take care”, highlighting the England full-back’s clear line of sight, how he was upright into contact and how he was turning his shoulder. Steward is free to play again immediately following the committee’s verdict that the England full-back ought to have been shown a yellow card after an incident that left Ireland’s Hugo Keenan concussed and opinion split.

England full-back Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in Saturday's Six Nations defeat by Ireland was overturned.

The committee acknowledged that match officials are required to make decisions under pressure and in the heat of a live match environment." "The player denied that he had committed an act of foul play worthy of a red card as described in law 9.11. "The red card was issued as a result of the referee concluding that the player had acted contrary to law 9.13 (a player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously.