England’s Charlie Ewels can take course to reduce ban for ‘reckless’ tackle

Charlie Ewels has been banned for three weeks after his red card against Ireland, but his suspension could be cut to two weeks if he completes a tackling technique course.

A disciplinary panel determined that the incident in which Ewels made head-on-head contact with James Ryan – after only 82 seconds of England’s 32-15 defeat at Twickenham on Saturday – was “reckless as a result of the player’s poor tackle technique” and though the entry point for the tackle was six weeks, it was reduced by 50% for mitigating factors such as admitting guilt and showing remorse.

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England have this week been collectively working on their tackle technique, seeking to go low against France to avoid another red-card scenario in Paris on Saturday. Provided Ewels follows suit and takes part in a “coaching intervention programme”, he is set to miss only the France match and Bath’s Premiership match against Sale on 26 March.

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