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Namibia loose-forward PJ van Lill has received a Rugby World Cup reprieve after successfully appealing against a red card he received in a warm-up match against South African franchise Southern Kings on Saturday.
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Argentina v Namibia – IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool C – Leicester City Stadium, Leicester, England – 11/10/15 Namibia's PJ van Lill Reuters / Darren Staples/File Photo
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REUTERS: Namibia loose-forward PJ van Lill has received a Rugby World Cup reprieve after successfully appealing against a red card he received in a warm-up match against South African franchise Southern Kings on Saturday.
Van Lill, who will be appearing at his third World Cup in Japan, was sent off in the 21-17 victory along with Kings flanker Thembelani Bholi after the pair were involved in a scuffle.
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It would have meant a suspension for Namibia's opening three games of the World Cup against Italy, South Africa and New Zealand.
However, on Tuesday he made a successful appeal to a panel chaired by Roger Morris (Wales), and also containing former international players Olly Kohn (Wales) and Leon Lloyd (England).
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