SHAUN EDWARDS: Justice has been served for Owen Farrell. It’s RIGHT that he has been cleared to play… In fact participant security is paramount however the actuality is it is is a collision sport

Justice has been served for Owen Farrell. I used to be one of many few individuals who thought his red card was flawed. It’s proper that he’s been cleared to play.

We’re dwelling in a world of slow-motion replays. These frame-by-frame footage are so totally different to what gamers see on the pitch.

Things happen in a split second. If the ball service adjustments course late – as we saw with Taine Basham – it’s nearly unattainable for the tackler to react.

People have got to start realising that. The post-match disciplinary system has labored and now I want good luck to Owen transferring forwards.

The factor I didn’t like in regards to the incident at Twickenham was the best way all of the opposition players threw their hands in the air as soon to appeal. It occurs on a regular basis now, as quickly as somebody goes anyplace close to the top. It’s like soccer, calling for purple playing cards. Sorry, that’s not rugby for me. Let the referees do their job.

Owen Farrell (pictured) was proven a yellow card which was upgraded to a purple by the brand new ‘Bunker’ evaluate system, throughout England’s 19-17 win towards Wales on Saturday

The England fly-half was initially despatched to the sin bin for the above sort out on Taine Basham (center) of Wales 

Referee Nika Amashukeli (proper) subsequently upgraded Farrell’s yellow card to a purple after a evaluate had taken place 

Rugby’s in a humorous place round participant security. In fact participant security is paramount however the actuality is it’s a collision sport. After we speaking about tackling decrease across the legs, that comes with dangers too.

The chop sort out is nice once you’re coming from the facet of somebody however should you’re head on head then there’s an enormous probability you’ll get knocked out.

For the World Cup, I’ve requested the place the sort out goal is that if somebody had a pick-and-go near the try-line. The service’s head is the peak of their hips so the place are you imagined to hit? I’ve obtained no concept and I’ve nonetheless not had a solution.

Rugby’s a sport of guidelines. It’s not a sport for thugs. You’re not allowed to hit individuals within the head however generally you mistime issues and get it flawed. Owen’s a world class player and I’m sure he practises tackle technique with Saracens and England. Errors will occur once you solely have a millisecond to react.

Going into the World Cup, whoever manages to maintain 15 gamers on the pitch may have an enormous benefit. New Zealand are favourites for the match however whoever can hold 15 gamers on the pitch has obtained an opportunity. After we gained the Six Nations final 12 months, we didn’t get a single card. It’s an enormous factor in modern-day rugby.

Preliminary fears had arisen for Steve Borthwick’s (pictured) facet over whether or not Farrell would face a prolonged ban for the sort out and miss this autumn’s Rugby World Cup

However on Tuesday, Farrell (left) was fully cleared by a panel of judges who discovered that there have been mitigating components concerned within the sort out that meant the choice might be overturned

Farrell (proper) is now free to play instantly and will likely be obtainable to function on this weekend’s warm-up match towards Eire

Romain Ntamack’s damage is a shock to everybody

Our job on the World Cup obtained a bit of bit more durable after we misplaced Romain Ntamack to a knee injury. 

It was a shock to everybody. Fabien Galthie instructed everybody and it was only a whole shock. We thought it was a small damage however unlucky the cruciate is a crucial a part of your physique. 

He had a scan and as quickly as you get the photographs again you understand what’s flawed. There’s no guess work. It was unhealthy information.

I really feel for Romain as a result of he’s a model pro in the way he looks after his body and prepares for games. You can really feel the entire place drop their shoulders once we came upon. He’s such a well-liked individual, in addition to being an important participant who controls a whole lot of our sport.

He’s a chilled affect on our staff; kicks on the proper time, passes on the proper time and he’s one of the best defensive 10s in the world. He’s an enormous lad who likes tackling. I really feel for him and I really feel for his household.

It’s a intestine wrenching feeling to lose one in every of your finest gamers and you are feeling for the lad himself.

It jogged my memory of my first Nice Britain tour in 1988. I used to be 21 and all my life I’d skilled to go on tour of Australia. I injured my knee within the first sport towards Papua New Guinea and after that I needed to go dwelling. It nonetheless bothers me to this present day.

Another person goes to should step in and we’ll simply should do our greatest. There’s little question there’s been an air of despondency across the place. It’s on us coaches now to get the gamers again up as shortly as doable.

France fly-half, Romain Ntmack (pictured), has been dominated out of the Rugby World Cup due to a knee damage 

The No 10 (pictured) ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament throughout France’s 30-27 win towards Scotland

Fabien Galthie (pictured) and his facet have been in shock after shedding their play-maker, however should discover a substitute on the eve of the match

France, who’re set to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, will tackle New Zealand in what is ready to be an electrical curtain-raiser for the occasion

Les Bleus, who’ve been drawn in Pool A 4 the match, will tackle the All Blacks, Italy, Uruguay and Namibia within the group levels

World Cup draw has ended up lopsided  

There’s not lengthy to go now. At the back of our minds, we’ve been getting ready for the New Zealand sport for 2 or three months. 

It’s an important sport however in all probability extra essential is the Italy sport in spherical two. If it doesn’t go our method towards New Zealand, that Italy sport is totally important. It’s the identical for Eire, once they face Scotland after South Africa.

New Zealand have been bettering for the final 12 months, since they modified the forwards coach and obtained a brand new entrance row in. They’re on a improbable run however we’ve had some superb spells too.

The draw’s ended up a bit lopsided. It does appear a bit of bit unfair that the highest 5 groups are on the identical facet of the draw however that’s the hand we’ve been dealt. As we’re seeing, we simply should take care of the challenges in entrance of us.