Tom Curry has been suspended for England’s Rugby World Cup matches vs Japan (Sunday September 17) and Chile (Saturday September 23) after his third-minute crimson card vs Argentina in Marseille on Saturday for a head-on-head deal with on Pumas full-back Juan Cruz Mallia

England back-row Tom Curry has been handed a two-game ban for his Rugby World Cup crimson card vs Argentina, for a head-on-head excessive deal with.

Curry was red-carded in Marseille on Saturday by way of World Rugby’s bunker evaluate system – simply as colleagues Owen Farrell and Billy Vunipola had been final month – as his yellow card for a head-on-head contact with Pumas full-back Juan Cruz Mallia was upgraded.

The ban means Curry will miss World Cup Pool D matches vs Japan (September 17) and Chile (September 23).

The 25-year-old accepted he had dedicated a crimson card offence on the listening to, and noticed an preliminary six-week suspension mitigated down to a few weeks, after which two weeks, with the RFU confirming Curry will attend a Coaching Intervention Programme in lieu of lacking a 3rd match.

“The player accepted the red card and was suspended for two matches (subject to completion of the Coaching Intervention Programme). The independent Disciplinary Committee was chaired by Adam Casselden SC (Australia), joined by former players John Langford (Australia) and Jamie Corsi (Wales),” World Rugby confirmed.

“The player accepted that foul play occurred and that the offence warranted a red card.

“The Committee noted that the offence carries a mandatory minimum mid-range sanction (six matches), and having considered the mitigating factors, including admission of foul play and correctness of the red card at the first opportunity, an exemplary disciplinary record, apology to the player and good character, reduced the sanction by the maximum mitigation of 50 per cent.”

George Ford’s kicking proved pivotal as England posted a exceptional 27-10 Pool D victory over Argentina on the Stade Velodrome, regardless of the early dismissal of Curry.

Curry is the third England participant in a month to be crimson carded and serve a ban, as 4 weeks in the past at Twickenham, England skipper Farrell caught Wales flanker Taine Basham direct to the face with a excessive deal with, utilizing a method that has obtained him into hassle beforehand, and was proven a crimson card.

Three weeks in the past in Dublin, England No 8 Billy Vunipola was dismissed for a shoulder-to-head deal with on Ireland prop Andrew Porter, by which he made no try to wrap his arm.

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For most watching on, the unique yellow card proven to Curry for his conflict with Cruz Mallia was anticipated to stay as such. When phrase got here from TMO Marius Jonker to referee Mathieu Raynal that it could be upgraded to crimson, there was a good deal of shock for many, and shock for others.

Curry did clatter into his opponent head-on-head, inflicting Cruz Mallia sufficient injury that he departed the sector lined in blood, and would fail his Head Injury Assessment (HIA), thus remaining off – like Curry – for the rest.

But the England man additionally wrapped with each arms and appeared to unintentionally make contact together with his personal head as Cruz Mallia fell into him at tempo too. What did for Curry was that he was at all times excessive within the collision. He by no means modified his deal with top, got here from a distance, and had clear line of sight. With World Rugby sizzling on head contact within the sport at current, it was a crimson card by the letter.

That being mentioned, two video games feels harsh for the incident, notably when South Africa centre Jesse Kriel and Wales fly-half Dan Biggar additionally made tackles which noticed head-on-head contact – albeit with far much less affect than Curry’s – and had been neither proven any card, nor had been they cited.

On the opposite aspect of issues, Curry is fortunate in that the video games he’s lacking are vs Japan – who, with their present type, England could be assured of beating anyway – and vs Chile, who Curry probably wouldn’t have confronted in any case.

The 25-year-old will probably be again for England’s ultimate Pool D conflict vs Samoa after which the knockouts. It does clarify, although, that ought to a participant obtain a crimson card within the ultimate spherical of pool video games, they are going to probably miss the quarter-finals and the semi-finals – a excessive worth to pay, after which some.

In phrases of England’s subsequent choices, they do have Billy Vunipola obtainable once more following his personal two-game ban, and he’ll probably come straight in at No 8, probably shifting Ben Earl to openside. Lewis Ludlam and Jack Willis are additionally choices obtainable to Steve Borthwick.