Rugby

Owen Farrell has walked free but it feels like a dark day for rugby

Across the global game the ripple effect of this verdict will be massive – the sport’s entire disciplinary system now looks totally unfit for purpose

Nika Amashukeli shows a yellow card to England's Owen Farrell for a blatant high challenge on Wales’s Taine Basham during the Summer Nations Series game at Twickenham. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Inpho
Nika Amashukeli shows a yellow card to England's Owen Farrell for a blatant high challenge on Wales’s Taine Basham during the Summer Nations Series game at Twickenham. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Inpho
Robert Kitson
Wed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00

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