Nankivell free to play Bordeaux after successful appeal

Nankivell free to play Bordeaux after successful appeal

Munster's Alex Nankivell is free to play against Bordeaux in this Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final after a successful appeal against his red card in their win over Connacht at MacHale Park

For his quarter final of the Champions' Cup, this Saturday against the Munster (16 hours), Bordeaux-Bègles gave Matthieu Jalibert the game's controls and returned to Louis Bielle-Biarrey at the wing.

Munster's Alex Nankivell free to play in Champions Cup clash as ban overturned on appeal

Nankivell’s two-match ban was overturned on appeal.

Alex Nankivell Free To Play After Appeal Upheld - Munster Rugby

Munster Rugby’s Alex Nankivell is free to play following an appeal by the club which was upheld. In the Round 14 BKT URC Connacht v Munster game (Saturday, March 29) the referee Craig Evans showed the Player (Alex Nankivell, No. 12) a Red Card in the 25th minute of the game under Law 9.20a – A Player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul. Following the orig…