Rugby World Cup 2015: Saturday appeals for Ford and Gray

Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Australia v Scotland
Date: Sunday, 18 October Venue: Twickenham, London Kick-off: 16:00 BST
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Scotland's Ross Ford and Jonny Gray will have their appeals against three-week suspensions heard on Saturday.

The forwards were given the bans for dangerous tackles during Saturday's 36-33 Pool B victory over Samoa.
Hooker Ford and lock Gray have already been left out of the Scotland line-up to face Australia in Sunday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
But they will miss the semi-final and final should they lose their appeal and Vern Cotter's side progress further.
Their appeals were formally lodged on Friday and their cases will be heard by a committee chaired by Justice Lex Mpati, from South Africa, sitting with Justice Graeme Mew from Canada and Robbie Deans from New Zealand.
Scottish Rugby is challenging the length of ban, not the guilty verdict.
In a statement, it said: "Both players have exemplary records and are widely acknowledged as model professionals who play the game in the right spirit. Their actions had no malice or harmful intention.

Scottish Rugby's Mark Dodson says clarity is needed on the use of citing

"Ross and Jonny have both expressed their surprise and disappointment at the three-week suspension."
Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson said: "We hold Ross and Jonny in very high regard and, as a result, will be launching a robust appeal to challenge their suspensions, which we feel are unduly harsh."
Dodson has raised the case with World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper, asking for consistency in how such incidents are punished.
"It is clear other unions are also seeking better clarity on the use of citing and the interpretation of how key areas of the game are scrutinised and the subsequent levels of punishment set," he said.
The appeal panel who can quash, shorten or lengthen a suspension. Unlike in football, players cannot play pending a decision.

World Rugby CEO Gosper has responded to criticism of citing decisions

Should the bans stand and Scotland were to be eliminated, the players would complete their suspensions with their clubs.
Australian citing commissioner Scott Nowland charged Edinburgh's Ford of breaching rules on dangerous tackles.
Glasgow Warriors' Gray, meanwhile, was alleged to have committed an illegal tip tackle during the win that clinched Scotland's place in the last eight.
Both players denied committing an act of foul play.