Ireland's coach, Andy Farrell, has labelled the ongoing dispute surrounding his son Owen's disciplinary proceedings as a "spectacle" that he finds "utterly reprehensible."
England captain Farrell's World Cup participation is in fresh doubt following World Rugby's appeal against a decision to overturn last Saturday's red card against Wales.
"The circus that's gone on in and around all of this is absolutely disgusting, in my opinion, disgusting," said the Ireland coach.
"I suppose those people that have loved their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going at that."
He added: "Whatever I say is probably flawed anyway,"
"When you're talking about somebody's son and asking the question, it's always going to be flawed, so what does that really matter?
"I don't normally say too much because of that type of reason about my son."
RUGBY QUIZ:
Matt Dawson’s all-time England XV:
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Jason Robinson
- 14. Rory Underwood
- 11. Ben Cohen
CENTRES:
- 13. Jeremy Guscott
- 12. Manu Tuilagi
Manu Tuilagi of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Jonny Wilkinson
- 9. Dikie Jeeps
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Gary Pearce
- 2. Steve Thompson
- 3. Jason Leonard
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje
- 5. Martin Johnson
Maro Itoje of the Saracens during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Match between Bath Rugby and Saracens at the Recreation Ground on 17 Oct. Photo: Steve Haag/PPAUK
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Tim Rodber
- 7. Richard Hill
- 8. Dean Richards
