And you thought you couldn't respect Martin Johnson any more than you already did..
From PA
England are considering whether to appeal against Courtney Lawes' two-match ban for recklessly striking Argentina hooker Mario Ledesma with his knee.
Lawes, the first player to be banned at the Rugby World Cup, is out of England's Pool B matches against Romania and Georgia but he will be available to face Scotland on October 1.
England manager Martin Johnson was clearly disappointed with the verdict but the early indications from the Red Rose camp were that they would not appeal but Johnson wanted to wait until England's travelling QC Richard Smith, who represented Lawes, has studied the full written judgement before making a final decision.
"He has dived in to make what he thinks is a try-saving tackle and we thought any contact with the knees was incidental to him trying to do that in a fast-paced game," said Johnson. "They obviously saw it a little bit differently."
