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Crunch: Owen Farrell tackles Jack Clement

■ So there we are then – Owen Farrell belatedly receives his (lenient) punishment and will be available to start the Six Nations. How does this leave Gloucester feeling?
When his “tackle” took place the scores were level. Not only did the referee not question further, or look back at the incident when it was quite correctly pointed out to him, but Gloucester were denied the possibility of kicking a match winning penalty with four minutes to go. Against what should have been 14 men. Okay, he may or may not have be...

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