Wood cleared to face Australia; Planet Rugby

England flanker Tom Wood has been given a warning following his strike on an opponent during Saturday's Pool A clash against Wales at Twickenham.

Italy's Maurizio Vancini deemed the prop to have breached Law 10.4 (a) when he struck Wales full-back Liam Williams in the 66th minute of the match.

The warning equates to a yellow card. Under the Rugby World Cup 2015 Disciplinary Programme, a combination of three yellow cards or Citing Commissioner Warnings received by any player during the tournament will result in a hearing for the payer in question.

As it is Wood's first offence, he will be free to play against Australian in the crucial Pool A fixture at Twickenham on Saturday.

In fact it was a kick to the head.
This is called Striking 

I guess the thought was it was accidental but no explanation was given.

 As far as I was concerned at the time, I felt it would have been perfectly correct for him to have faced whichever colour card the Ref brandished at him. Reckless use of the boot was my thought. 
However, I also thought the " tackle " on him earlier was certainly worthy of sanction.