Byrne wins appeal

Wales full-back Lee Byrne has been cleared to play in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against England at Twickenham.

Byrne tonight won an appeal against a two-week ban imposed following his brief appearance as a 16th player in the Ospreys’ Heineken Cup victory over Leicester 10-days-ago.

An independent appeal committee decided Byrne’s sanction should be varied to a €5,000 fine.

He admitted a misconduct charge last Friday and was suspended, but Wales head coach Warren Gatland delayed his team announcement for the England game in the hope Byrne might be available.

Byrne is now set to line up at Twickenham as Wales chase a fourth successive Six Nations win against the hosts.