Tuala free to face London Irish as citing is dismissed

Saints full-back Ahsee Tuala is available for Sunday's trip to London Irish after a citing complaint against him was dismissed on Tuesday evening.

By Tom Vickers

Published 29th Dec 2020, 20:14 BST

Updated 29th Dec 2020, 20:16 BST

Tuala was cited by independent citing commissioner Jay Curts following Saints' win against Worcester Warriors on Boxing Day for 'kicking contrary to World Rugby Law 9.12'.

The Samoan ace contested the charge, which was dismissed by the independent disciplinary panel.

And that means he is free to play again immediately.

The independent disciplinary panel said: “The panel accept that this was an accident.

"The player misjudged the flight of the ball, and, in our judgment, was doing no more than seeking to regain his balance.

"In all the circumstances, the citing is dismissed and the player is free to play with immediate effect.”