LONDON: England captain Owen Farrell was shown a red card - via the new 'bunker review system' - for a dangerous shoulder hit on Wales forward Taine Basham on Saturday and faces a ban that could rule him out of their opening World Cup game against Argentina. Farrell was initially shown a yellow but it was
LONDON: England captain Owen Farrell was shown a red card - via the new"bunker review system" - for a dangerous shoulder hit on Wales forward Taine Basham on Saturday and faces a ban that could rule him out of their opening World Cup game against Argentina.
Farrell was initially shown a yellow but it was"upgraded" to red after the TMO ruled the tackle showed a high degree of danger. England have two more warm-up games, against Ireland and Fiji, but Farrell now faces a real threat of receiving a three-game ban.
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