George Ford narrowly sidestepped admitting that fellow England flyhalf Owen Farrell “got away with” a dangerous tackle against Wales.
Farrell is free to captain England at the 2023 Rugby World Cup after an independent judicial committee downgraded his red card in the warm-up in Cardiff to a yellow.
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However, during an interview BBC 5 radio, flyhalf Ford nearly admitted that Farrell was fortunate to escape sanction.
George Ford’s “getting away with” slip-up is here: https://t.co/p4F5pGD3UM pic.twitter.com/60nThjCWGO
— Jamie Phillips (@JNPhillips4) August 15, 2023
World Rugby have 48 hours to appeal the independent committee’s decision.
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