England’s Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in the Six Nations loss to Ireland was downgraded after a hearing. Photo: Twitter
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England’s Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in the Six Nations loss to Ireland was downgraded after a hearing.
England’s Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in the Six Nations loss to Ireland was downgraded after a hearing. Photo: Twitter
England fullback Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in Saturday’s Six Nations defeat by Ireland was downgraded by a disciplinary panel.
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Steward faced a hearing late on Tuesday after he was sent off by South African referee Jaco Peyper for a dangerous challenge to the head of Hugo Keenan that ended the Ireland fullback’s match in Dublin.
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But while the panel agreed an act of foul play had taken place, they ruled there were sufficient mitigating circumstances for Steward to have been shown a yellow card, rather than a red.
Ireland led 10-6 when Steward left the field shortly before half-time and went on to win 29-16 as they clinched a Grand Slam.
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By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
