Ireland's Beirne Cleared As Red Card Rescinded

Tadhg Beirne has been cleared to play for Ireland this play against Japan aft nan reddish paper he received successful their 26-13 conclusion by New Zealand connected Saturday was rescinded.

The Munster guardant was initially shown a yellowish paper for a situation connected All Black fly-half Beauden Barrett successful nan 3rd infinitesimal of nan lucifer successful Chicago.

The determination was upgraded to a 20-minute reddish paper aft a bunker review, meaning Ireland had to play that magnitude of clip a subordinate down and Beirne was excluded from returning to nan pitch. However, that was overturned by an independent disciplinary committee connected Tuesday.

"Having considered nan player's and nan different grounds and reviewed nan footage, nan disciplinary committee accepted nan player's submissions that whilst an enactment of foul play had occurred, it did not meet nan reddish paper threshold," a connection read.

After nan match, Barrett sympathised pinch Beirne, saying that he was "gutted" for him, adding nan Ireland backmost statement "didn't intentionally put a shoulder" connected him.

Ireland caput coach Andy Farrell was besides amazed astatine nan determination to upgrade to nan reddish paper connected Saturday.

"I'm each for nan safest measurement imaginable for this crippled to move forward," Farrell said. "But to me, if you look astatine it successful existent time, I don't cognize really it was transferred to that.

"They've evidently sewage their reasons and I'm not privy to that."

Ireland look Japan successful Dublin connected Saturday (12:40 GMT) earlier playing Australia and South Africa successful their remaining autumn internationals.