Ireland prop Andrew Porter has avoided a ban after his citing case for a high tackle during his side’s Test series-clinching win over New Zealand was dismissed.
Andrew Porter of Ireland scores his second try against the All Blacks, Dunedin 2022.
Porter was yellow-carded by referee Wayne Barnes following a head-on-head collision with All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick in the second half of Ireland’s historic 32-22 victory.
Retallick suffered a fractured cheekbone in the incident and is expected to be side-lined for at least six weeks.
An independent panel accepted Porter’s argument that while he had committed an act of foul play, the red card threshold had not been met.
Saturday’s victory in Wellington was just a second-ever win for Ireland in New Zealand and came a week after their first, which squared the series at 1-1.
The result moved Ireland to the top of the world rankings for just the second time since World Rugby launched its rankings system 19 years ago.
Andy Farrell’s men go above France, having also broken the 90-point rating mark for the first time, standing on 90.03, with France 0.62 behind.
Ireland previously headed the rankings for a two-week spell in September 2019.
– BBC
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