Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne will face a disciplinary hearing tonight for his red card in Saturday's loss to New Zealand.
His initial yellow card for a tackle on Beauden Barrett was upgraded to a red after a lengthy bunker review.
Barrett defended Beirne after the game, offering to support the Munster man in terms of mitigation.
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The good news from Ireland camp ahead of this weekend's meeting with Japan is that injury doubt - Stuart McCloskey - has been training.
