- Centre now faces potential tournament-ending ban
- Englishman becomes fourth player to be cited in Japan
Piers Francis has been cited for a dangerous tackle in the first minute of England’s World Cup victory over the USA and faces a potential ban that could rule him out of the rest of the tournament.
Francis’s high tackle on the USA’s Will Hooley came straight from kick-off, just seven seconds into England’s seven-try victory but the incident was not reviewed by the referee Nic Berry. After the match the USA head coach, Gary Gold, said that it had to be reviewed if Francis’s shoulder had made contact with Hooley’s head and the England centre will now face a three-man disciplinary panel in Tokyo in the coming days.
Written by Gerard Meagher in Kobe
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