Keith Earls Sweating Over Possible Ban Ahead Of Autumn Internationals
Keith Earls will be sweating over his participation in Ireland's upcoming Autumn internationals as he faces an independent Disciplinary Committee tomorrow.
The EPCR have confirmed that the hearing will take place in London following the Irish winger's dismissal last Saturday.
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Earls got a red card for a dangerous tackle on hooker Fraser Brown in the 19th minute of Munster's Champions Cup win against Glasgow at Thomond Park.
The offence is covered by Law 10.4 (j) - Dangerous tackling;
"Under World Rugby's Sanctions for Foul Play, Law 10.4 (j), Lifting a player from the ground and either dropping or driving that player's head and/or upper body into the ground while the player's feet are off the ground, carries the following sanction entry points - Low End: 4 weeks; Mid-Range: 8 weeks; Top End: 12 to 52 weeks."
The Irish team are set to fly out to Chicago next week ahead of the opening November international against the All Blacks on the 5th which is followed by matches against Canada, New Zealand again and Australia.
Meanwhile Ulster's Iain Henderson is now a doubt for the test series after his province confirmed that the forward suffered a shoulder injury during their Champions Cup win over Exeter last weekend.