World Cup citing chaos continues as two Scottish bans overturned 24 hours before quarter final

Scotland now have Ross Ford and Johnny Gray available for their World Cup quarter final against Australia.

Both players were banned for three weeks after they were deemed to have teamed up to tip tackle a Samoan player in their Pool B victory, last Saturday. https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/655375450248749056 This may now lead to a series of changes in the Scotland match-day 23 to take on the Wallabies at Twickenham tomorrow. Here is the team that was named on Friday afternoon: https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/654975861809106944 Ford and Gray may now reclaim respective spots at hooker and lock in Vern Cotter's team. Both Scots were initially banned for five weeks but had two weeks shaved off for 'the players’ conduct prior to and at the hearing, their expressions of regret, exemplary characters and excellent disciplinary records'. Scotland appealed the bans and, with just over a day to their pivotal meeting with the Wallabies, they have been boosted with the decision backing down. It adds to the confusion, and consternation, of World Rugby's extremely subjective citing and appeals process.