England wing Arundell free to play against Ireland

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: England wing Henry Arundell is available for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham after his red card last weekend.

England wing Arundell free to play against Ireland Image source, Image caption, Henry Arundell has scored 11 tries in 13 games for England Published 25 minutes ago England wing Henry Arundell is available for Saturdays Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham after his red card last weekend. The 23-year-old had a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday after he was shown two yellow cards in the 31-20 Six Nations defeat by Scotland. (let that sink in)

Arundell was sin-binned for not releasing his opponent early on in the match and then received a second yellow for taking out Kyle Steyn in the air.

The Details

The Bath wing received an automatic 20-minute red card that meant his team-mates played with 14 men for a total of 30 minutes. The hearing found that “no further sanction was appropriate”.

A statement dropped: “The player accepted that he had committed the acts of foul play that resulted in the showing of the two yellow cards. “In the circumstances (including that the first yellow card had been issued for a technical offence, and that the second yellow card had been issued for a different act of foul play), [it was decided that] the sending off of the player had been a sufficient sanction.

Why This Matters

” Arundell has scored four tries in two games - a hat-trick against Wales and Englands opening try at Murrayfield. His place could still be taken or Elliot Daly when the side is just dropped later on Tuesday. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is likely to miss the rest of the tournament through injury.

This could change the dynamics of the sport going forward.

The Bottom Line

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is likely to miss the rest of the tournament through injury. Media caption, Arundell out of his depth in England loss to Scotland - Rug Related topics England Rugby Union Rugby Union English Rugby More on this story What changes might England make for Ireland game?

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