"Ireland second-row Tadhg Beirne will face a disciplinary hearing tonight following his controversial early red card during his side's 26-13 defeat to the All Blacks in Chicago last Saturday. Beirne was initially shown a yellow card in the third minute for an alleged dangerous tackle on Beauden Barrett before it was upgraded to a 20-minute red card. New Zealand out-half Barrett said afterwards that he didn't believe the offence merited a red card."
"New Zealand out-half Barrett said afterwards that he didn't believe the offence merited a red card."
Tadhg Beirne will face a disciplinary hearing tonight after receiving an early red card in Chicago. The red card occurred during Ireland's 26-13 defeat to the All Blacks last Saturday. Beirne was initially shown a yellow card in the third minute for an alleged dangerous tackle on Beauden Barrett. The yellow was upgraded to a 20-minute red card. The decision provoked controversy. New Zealand out-half Beauden Barrett said afterwards that he didn't believe the offence merited a red card. The hearing will determine whether further sanctions will be applied to Beirne.
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