England captain Owen Farrell is to face a disciplinary panel following his crimson card for Saracens for a extreme cope with in Saturday’s 28-18 residence defeat by Wasps.
The 28-year-old fly-half was despatched off on 61 minutes by referee Christophe Ridley for his drawback on Wasps different full-back Charlie Atkinson.
He has now been charged with making a dangerous cope with, reverse to World Rugby Laws 9.13.
He’ll appear on Tuesday evening in entrance of an unbiased panel.
Farrell is now liable to missing subsequent Sunday’s meeting between reigning Premiership champions Sarries and this season’s runaway leaders Exeter, along with the European Champions Cup quarter-final in the direction of Leinster on Saturday, 19 September.
The three-man panel, chaired by European Expert Membership Rugby unbiased panel chairman Mike Hamlin, may take into account Farrell’s contrition following the incident.
He stood together with the pitch at Allianz Park until Atkinson was ready to walk off, sooner than offering his hand in apology.
Atkinson had solely been on the sector for eight minutes as a different for Rob Miller.
