Harm limitation pays off for England over Curry ban
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ngland adopted a injury limitation strategy to Tom Curry‘s disciplinary listening to in a bid to have the Sale flanker accessible for a attainable Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
Curry was hit with a two-match suspension final evening for his crimson card in Saturday’s 27-10 victory over Argentina in Marseille.
The 25-year-old was despatched to the sin-bin within the third minute of England’s spectacular win at Stade Velodrome, then had his yellow card upgraded to crimson.
The openside flanker pleaded responsible to the cost of a harmful sort out in his head-on-head collision with Pumas full-back Juan Cruz Mallia.
The RFU are understood to have believed there can be grounds to problem Curry’s crimson card, particularly in mild of inconsistency throughout different incidents on the World Cup up to now, however England bosses opted as an alternative to simply accept the cardboard and push for him to overlook as few matches as attainable.
Curry’s responsible plea and acceptance of the extent of his sort out meant he noticed a compulsory six-week suspension lower in half, then an additional week eliminated for his want to attend World Rugby’s sort out faculty teaching session.
All this implies Curry will likely be accessible for England’s remaining Pool D encounter, the conflict in opposition to Samoa in Lille on October 7.
Chile captain Martin Sigren’s yellow card in opposition to Japan was for an eerily related contact as Curry’s, whereas South Africa’s Jesse Kriel clashed heads with Scotland’s Jack Dempsey on Sunday, however the officers didn’t impose any sanction in any respect.
The RFU thought-about there can be grounds to problem Curry’s card in mild of the inconsistency when contrasted with different selections. England bosses, nonetheless, opted to push for the shortest absence by the use of a responsible plea, and in the end ended up with an end result that permits Curry to return to motion on this World Cup.
World Rugby have been resoundingly criticised for refereeing inconsistency throughout the primary weekend of the World Cup.
England opted to not problem World Rugby’s authority on Curry’s incident and are considered moderately glad with the size of their star flanker’s ban now.
Curry will miss Sunday’s journey to Nice to face Japan and the conflict in opposition to World Cup newcomers Chile.