Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - France vs England - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - March 10, 2018 France’s Benjamin Fall celebrates victory after the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - France fullback Benjamin Fall is free to play in the third and final test against New Zealand after the red card he picked up in Saturday's 26-13 loss was rescinded by a World Rugby-appointed judicial committee.
The 29-year-old was dismissed after just 12 minutes in Wellington when he collided with an airborne Beauden Barrett as the All Blacks flyhalf jumped to catch a high ball, the home side going on to exploit the man advantage to seal the series.
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