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Piers Francis is free to play in England's next Rugby World Cup game despite admitting he committed an act of foul play in a high tackle on U.S. fullback Will Hooley early in a group game on Thursday. After a hearing on Sunday, the disciplinary committee said the England center accepted that he made contact with the head of the opposition ball carrier, and also accepted that a high degree of danger was present. "The player admitted that he had committed an act of foul play but denied that it reached the red card threshold," the committee said in a statement, adding that it reviewed video and took evidence from Francis and his lawyer before deciding that the tackle should have resulted in a y...
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