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Scotland prop Zander Fagerson handed World Cup boost after receiving reduced ban

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Scotland prop Zander Fagerson could play in his country’s opening World Cup match after receiving a reduced ban for his sending-off against France.

Fagerson was dismissed following a high challenge on Pierre Bourgarit in the 50th minute of Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield.

The Glasgow forward was effectively handed a two-match suspension following a hearing in front of an independent judicial committee on Tuesday.

Disciplinary update: Zander Fagerson has been given a sanction of 3 weeks following his red card at the weekend with the player allowed to take part in a coaching intervention programme to substitute the third match.More ➡️ https://t.co/dlTOs8e627 pic.twitter.com/5AFawbktKo — Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) August 8, 2023 That rules him out of this Saturday’s return against France and the meeting with Georgia on August 26 but potentially frees him up for the World Cup meeting with South Africa on September 10.

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