Chris Jones, longtime rugby scribe for The Times and RugbyPass out of the UK, joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport to discuss England rugby captain Owen Farrell avoiding suspension for a shoulder-led tackle on Welshman Taine Basham.
Farrell is free to play after his red card was not upheld by a disciplinary hearing. Chris and Marty share their confusion over the decision, believing all the evidence was there for Farrell to receive a lengthy ban.
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