PARIS , France -- France lock Sebastien Chabal has been cited for a dangerous tackle on England 's Simon Shaw during Saturday 's World Cup semifinal in Paris . Simon Shaw offloads despite being tackled by Raphael Ibanez , left , and Sebastien Chabal . The Sale Sharks forward will face a disciplinary hearing on Monday after his tackle on opposite second-rower Shaw was noted by citing commissioner Dennis Wheelahan . Chabal started the match on the substitutes ' bench , but was brought on in the 26th minute to replace the injured Fabien Pelous during hosts France 's 14-9 defeat . If he is suspended , then Chabal will miss Friday 's third and fourth-place play-off match at the Parc des Princes . Meanwhile , France coach Bernard Laporte said that the defeat was tougher to take than England 's 24-7 win in the 2003 semifinals . `` In 2003 , they were better then us . In fact they were better than everyone , '' said Laporte , who is leaving his role to take up the post of junior sports minister in the French government . `` They were like the New Zealand of this tournament - the favorite , except they went all the way . This time it 's harder because yesterday it was 50-50 . '' Meanwhile , England -- seeking to become the first nation to defend the World Cup title -- revealed that star kicker Jonny Wilkinson again had problems with the match balls during the semifinal . The fly-half , who voiced his concerns after struggling with the boot against Australia , rejected a ball before kicking a vital three-pointer against France . `` We did n't say it last week but a non-match ball got onto the field in Marseille which Jonny kicked , '' director of rugby Rob Andrew said . `` He did n't think about it while he was kicking it . `` The match balls are marked , numbered one to six . Last night they had 'World Cup semi-final England vs France ' written on them . On match night , Jonny was vigilant when kicking for goal that they were actually match balls he was kicking . `` The practice balls lose pressure and shape . The whole issue last week , the organizers accepted all six match balls should be used by both sides on the Thursday before game . '' E-mail to a friend .
England lock Simon Shaw cited for a dangerous tackle on Simon Shaw . Chabal faces disciplinary hearing on The fly-half after incident against France . Sale forward will miss the fourth and fourth -place play-off is he is suspended .