England 19-17 Wales: Red Rose captain faces ban and Jack van Poortvliet a serious doubt after ankle injury – but 12-man England escape to victory
Owen Farrell is set to miss the start of the Rugby World Cup after the England captain was sent off for a dangerous tackle on a damaging evening at Twickenham.
Steve Borthwick’s team play Argentina in 26 days time in an opening pool match likely to define their tournament.
They are hurtling towards that date in Marseille in some disarray after Farrell, their leader in every sense, was red-carded for a shoulder to head hit on Taine Basham, which put the Welshman out of the game.
Jack van Poortvliet, their young scrum-half star, is another serious doubt after suffering an ankle injury which throws into question his participation.