Owen Farrell seems set to miss the start of the World Cup after being sent off in the warm-up win over Wales, although England coach Steve Borthwick cautioned against pre-empting the disciplinary process.
Flyhalf Farrell’s yellow card for a shoulder-led tackle to the head of Wales replacement Taine Basham in the final quarter was soon upgraded to a red by the newly-introduced bunker review system.And that left England down to 12 men following the yellow cards already shown to Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward.
But any joy among England fans at their side’s resilience would have been offset by Farrell’s indiscipline and another lacklustre showing by their backs following last week’s 20-9 warm-up loss to Wales in Cardiff. Any suspension would likely include 2019 losing finalists England’s remaining warm-up games against Ireland and Fiji.
“I’ll wait and see what comes of the disciplinary process,” Borthwick told a post-match press conference.
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