Owen Farrell will miss England's World Cup pool matches with Argentina and Japan.
The out-half was given a four-match ban last night by an independent appeal committee.
They found the downgrading of the red card he received against Wales 'manifestly wrong'.
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Ireland meanwhile are in France preparing for Saturday's concluding World Cup warm up game against Samoa in Bayonne.
The coaching staff are waiting on a fitness update around hooker Dan Sheehan - he has a foot injury.
Jimmy O'Brien knows it's an important week with the World Cup squad of 33 to be announced next Monday.
