Red Card Hearing 'not Nice' For Beirne - Farrell

Ireland caput coach Andy Farrell said Tadhg Beirne's disciplinary proceeding was a "distraction" for nan subordinate this week.

Beirne was sent disconnected successful nan 3rd infinitesimal of his side's 26-13 conclusion by New Zealand past play but is disposable to commencement against Japan successful Dublin connected Saturday (12:40 GMT) aft nan paper was rescinded.

The Munster guardant was initially shown a yellowish paper for a situation connected All Black fly-half Beauden Barrett successful Chicago but nan determination was upgraded to a 20-minute reddish paper during nan crippled aft a bunker review.

On Tuesday an independent disciplinary committee recovered that "whilst an enactment of foul play had occurred, it did not meet nan reddish paper threshold" leaving Beirne free to take his spot alongside James Ryan successful Ireland's 2nd statement against nan Brave Blossoms successful nan 2nd of 4 Tests this month.

"It's a distraction for Tadhg," said Farrell.

"You can't evidently prime a broadside aliases cognize for definite what's going to happen, moreover if you're putting your owe connected trying to presume [the determination would beryllium overturned].

"There's a distraction successful going done nan process, nan magnitude of emails flying astir and past nan proceeding itself. I sat done it pinch Tadhg, it's not nice."

Farrell added that Beirne, who was subordinate of nan series successful nan British and Irish Lions' bid triumph complete Australia during nan summer, was delighted to still beryllium successful statement to triumph his 63rd Ireland headdress connected Saturday, moreover aft an incident successful training near him needing stitches.

"He was complete nan satellite to beryllium available, not that you'd beryllium capable to spot it from Tadhg's mannerisms," he said.

"He trained [on Wednesday] and Jack Conan came down connected his caput pinch an elbow and he sewage split.

"He's had six stitches, truthful not a awesome commencement to nan week for him, but hopefully it gets better."