England 19-17 Wales: Owen Farrell could miss World Cup opener after 'bunker' red card

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England (6) 19
Try: Itoje Con: Ford Pens: Farrell 3, Ford
Wales (0) 17
Try: Penalty, T Williams Con: Biggar Pen: O Williams

England skipper Owen Farrell could miss their World Cup opener against Argentina aft being sent disconnected successful their warm-up triumph implicit Wales astatine Twickenham.

Farrell became the archetypal England subordinate to person a yellowish paper upgraded to a reddish by the caller 'Bunker' reappraisal system, aft a precocious tackle connected Taine Basham.

Tomos Williams scored aft a punishment effort to manus Wales the pb with 3 England players successful the misdeed bin.

Maro Itoje's effort chopped the shortage and George Ford kicked the winning penalty.

More to follow.

Line-ups

England: Steward; Arundell, Marchant, Lawrence, Daly; Farrell (capt), Van Poortvliet; Marler, George, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Lawes, Earl, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Dan, Genge, Cole, Hill, Willis, Youngs, Ford, Malins.

Wales: L Williams; Adams, Roberts, Tompkins, Rogers; O Williams, T Williams; G Thomas, Lake (capt), Francis, Beard, R Davies, Lydiate, Reffell, Plumtree.

Replacements: Parry, Mathias, Lewis, Tshiunza, Basham, G Davies, Biggar, K Williams.

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