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Rugby Union Weekly

No ban for Farrell

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Rugby, News, Sports News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Chris Jones and Sonja McLaughlan assemble the great rugby minds to discuss the news that Owen Farrell is clear to play in the Rugby World Cup after his red card in Saturday's warm-up with Wales at Twickenham was overturned. They are joined by former Scotland captain Andy Nicol, former England fly-half Paul Grayson, and former Ireland captain Shane Horgan.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Five lives Robby Union weekly.

0:09.2

Robby Union weekly, Tuesday evening, bonus pod time.

0:12.3

The pods are coming thick and fast because the news is coming thick and fast.

0:15.2

Who saw this one coming?

0:17.0

On Monday, we were discussing would it be four weeks, would it be five weeks?

0:19.8

Farrell Surely was going to get a ban.

0:21.6

Turns out he is free to play immediately after a panel overturned that red card decision.

0:27.4

Where does it leave the bunker?

0:28.4

Where does it leave Farrell?

0:29.4

Leave England.

0:30.4

The reaction has been fierce, some bewilderments, some confusion, even some anger in certain

0:35.8

corners.

0:36.8

So we had to react.

0:37.8

Sonny McLaughlin went to the studio, so did Andy Nichol, former Scotland captain,

0:40.4

so did Paul Grayson, former England fly half, so did the former Ireland captain, Shane

0:44.2

Horgan, to go deep into the issue.

0:46.1

Here we are.

0:47.1

Five lives Robby Union weekly.

0:49.1

Let's get straight to it.

0:53.1

Let's go.

0:54.1

Let's do this.

0:55.1

He looked like a slam dunk red car for Farrell, putting his World Cup at risk, but a disciplinary

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