<i>Paul Radley</i> says that the England lock is fortunate to be allowed to play in the business end of the Rugby World Cup after he was banned for two games - against Romania and Georgia - for for kneeing an Argentine player in the head. Who will be breathing the biggest sigh of relief after Courtney Lawes was let off with a relatively lenient World Cup ban for kneeing an Argentine player in the head: Lawes, , or the players of Romania and Georgia? Lawes, the England lock, has been lucky. It was debatable whether he meant to go charging in, knees first, in order to hurt the prone Mario Ledesma in Saturday's World Cup opener between the sides. He is big enough and hard enough to do serious damage to his opponents while keeping perfectly within the rules, as he has already proved a number of times in his budding career to date. However, the fact he was banned suggests the citing commission felt him to be guilty of a crime which might have had a nasty fall-out. As such, a two-match ban is fortunate, especially given the sides it takes in. . Lawes has all the tools to be a big star in this competition. He has now been passed to play in the business stages, and he should have a point to prove to everyone when he returns. England should be able to cope comfortably without him, against the unheralded Romanians and Georgians. The players from the two European qualifiers know they face sizeable odds if they are to do anything against the English. But at least one defensive assassin has been taken out of the equation.