England wing Henry Arundell has avoided a ban following his red card in the Six Nations defeat to Scotland, with a disciplinary panel ruling that the match-day sanction was sufficient.
Arundell was sent off by referee Nika Amashukeli after receiving two yellow cards during the Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield. The first yellow was for failing to release before contesting a ruck, and the second for contact in the air with Scottish wing Kyle Steyn. The second incident was reviewed for a possible upgrade to a red card but remained a yellow. The two yellows resulted in a 20-minute red, with England replacing Arundell with Fin Smith.
The 23-year-old Bath wing appeared before a Six Nations disciplinary panel on Tuesday morning and was cleared of further sanction, meaning he is free to play immediately. Arundell is available for England's round three match against Ireland at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium on Saturday afternoon, though head coach Steve Borthwick is considering changes to the starting backline and bench, with Ollie Lawrence, George Furbank and Elliot Daly among the options.
Speaking after England's 31-20 defeat, Borthwick admitted that playing 30 minutes with 14 men had cost his side. He said: 'Scotland are a very good side. They moved the ball well, and clearly we were down to 14 men, and they hurt us down that edge, where we were missing the winger.'
