England full-back Freddie Steward has been cleared to play after his red card in Saturday's Six Nations defeat by Ireland was downgraded by a disciplinary panel.
Steward faced a hearing late on Tuesday after he was sent off by referee Jaco Peyper for a dangerous challenge to the head of Hugo Keenan that ended the Ireland full-back's match in Dublin.
But while the panel agreed an act of foul play had taken place, they ruled there were sufficient mitigating circumstances for Steward to have been shown a yellow card, rather than a red.
Ireland led 10-6 when Steward left the field shortly before halftime and went on to win 29-16 as they clinched a Grand Slam.
