Danny Grewcock will be available for England's Grand Slam clash against Ireland in Dublin after he was cleared of alleged foul play by disciplinary chiefs.

The Bath captain has avoided a ban following his hearing before a three-man Rugby Football Union panel last night.

He was reported by the independent citing commissioner for two offences of striking another player during Bath's 27-10 Zurich Premiership defeat against Northampton 10 days ago.

Grewcock, capped 39 times by England, also faced a complaint of unsporting behaviour, relating to him ripping up Northampton lock Mark Connors' scrum cap following a first-half wrestling match between the players that saw them both sin-binned by referee Roy Maybank.

While Grewcock was found not guilty of both striking charges, the unsporting behaviour complaint was upheld, for which he received a £500 fine. He must also pay £125 costs towards the hearing.

Bath hooker Jonathan Humphreys has been ruled out of Wales' RBS Six Nations Championship showdown with France in Paris on Saturday, almost certainly ending his international career.

The 34-year-old skipper (left) aggravated a shoulder injury during Saturday's 25-24 defeat by Ireland in Cardiff and has been forced to pull out of the squad.