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England's Henry Arundell avoids ban and is available to face Ireland in Six Nations clash

Henry Arundell of England is shown a yellow card by referee Nika Amashukeli (obscured) during 2026 Six Nations match against Scotland
Henry Arundell (c) receiving his second yellow against the Scots

Henry Arundell is free to face Ireland on Saturday after escaping a ban for being sent off in England's Guinness Six Nations defeat by Scotland.

Arundell was shown two yellow cards in the first half of the 31-20 loss at Murrayfield in round two, with the second resulting in a 20-minute red card, thereby triggering a citing.

However, a disciplinary hearing held on Tuesday decided that the "sending off of the player had been a sufficient sanction and no further sanction was appropriate".

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