"I'll just be glad when it is all over and we can move on to the Uruguay game on Sunday."
This is an unprecedented situation and if England fall foul of McLaughlin they look certain to be fined and censured.
England fitness coach Dave Reddin faces a separate misconduct charge and could be banned from the touchline.
Claims that England could be docked match points appear wide of the mark.
However, England are by some way the most unpopular team at the World Cup and their detractors would revel in any points penalty.
Going into their final match with Uruguay, England are top of their pool and on course for a quarter-final clash with Wales. Finishing second would mean a last-eight meeting with New Zealand.
England, with the biggest back-up staff at the World Cup, have yet to explain why the key role of getting replacements on and off the pitch was given to a man whose expertise is keeping the players fit.
When the incident happened, Woodward was sitting high in the stands in a box designated for coaches and linked to the touchline by a radio system. He was shouting in Reddin's earpiece to get Luger on to the pitch when centre Mike Tindall was injured on the far side stadium.
It is clear that panic ensued with Reddin yelling to Luger to get onto the pitch. Luger failed to wait for a break in play and the go-ahead from fourth official Steve Walsh, of New Zealand.
Patently, this paints a poor picture of England's offthefield team and Reddin is accused of getting into a heated argument with officials during and after the incident. Woodward has tried to defuse the situation by accepting his team made a mistake and will attempt to convince McLaughlin it was merely a one-off error of judgement rather than open defiance of the rules.
McLaughlin, an Irish solicitor, will be aware that his verdict will set a precedent and that is why the hearing is expected to last long into the night.
When British solicitor Richard Smith was included in the England party at the start of the Cup campaign, it appeared that Woodward was over-egging the pudding but the solicitor now has a vital role to play in keeping the Cup dream alive.
Addressing the replacement issue, Woodward said: "It was an error, I can assure you, and yes, there has been an investigation.
"I would like to think that if any team made an error like this, that there has got to be an inquiry, and no more than that."
Samoa coaches John Boe and Michael Jones have consistently said they view the matter closed and want to move on.
