Overview
- The disciplinary committee rescinded Beirne’s bunker-upgraded red from the New Zealand match in Chicago.
- The panel accepted that foul play occurred but determined it did not meet the standard for a sending off.
- Beirne is free to play and available for Ireland’s selection against Japan at the Aviva Stadium this weekend.
- Referee Pierre Brousset issued an early yellow that foul play review officer Dan Jones later upgraded to a 20-minute red.
- The Nov. 4 video-link hearing was chaired by Christopher Quinlan KC with members Wayne Erickson and Becky Essex.