England v Ireland Charlie Ewels

England lock Charlie Ewels received the quickest red card in the history of the Six Nations against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Photo: EPA/ANDY RAIN

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England lock Charlie Ewels received the quickest red card in the history of the Six Nations against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.

England v Ireland Charlie Ewels

England lock Charlie Ewels received the quickest red card in the history of the Six Nations against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Photo: EPA/ANDY RAIN

England forward Charlie Ewels received the quickest red card in the history of the Six Nations when he was sent off after just 82 seconds against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.

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Ewels was upright as he tackled Ireland counter-part James Ryan and their heads clashed. 

As the reeling Irish second rower was helped off the field, French referee Mathieu Raynal reviewed a video of the collision and decided Ewels’ conduct, for which there was no mitigation, merited a red card.

Ryan failed his head injury assessment and was permanently replaced by Iain Henderson.

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According to respected rugby statistician Stuart Farmer, Ewels’ red card was the quickest sending off in the history of the Championship, including the Four and Five Nations eras, and the fastest received by any England player since Mike Burton’s dismissal against Australia at Brisbane back in 1975.

Ireland, capitalising on their numerical advantage, went on to win 32-15 to keep alive their Six Nations title hopes.

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Ireland will now hope England deny France a Grand Slam in Paris during next week’s final round of matches, when Ireland are at home to Scotland.

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