Barrington cleared while Barritt gets suspended after double tackle

Following a dangerous challenge that resulted in a nasty concussion at the weekend, Saracens duo Richard Barrington and Brad Barritt both faced disciplinary hearings in London last night. In an interesting twist, Barrington was cleared and Barritt was suspended. The two players tackled Exeter Chiefs lock Geoff Parling high, resulting in him needing to be taken off the field as he was knocked out cold. At the time it was Barrington that saw red, while Barritt got off scot-free despite clearly tackling high. Each player was then cited for a different offence, Barrington for dangerous charging,…